Instructor Information
Frank McDonough, L.A. Arboretum
Botanical Information Consultant
Office phone: 626 821-3236
Office hours: Tuesday-Thursday
9:00-10:00 a.m.; 3:00-4:30 p.m. Please
call or e-mail me as sometimes I am out in the field (a common botanist’s
excuse).
Website: http://laarboretumplantid.blogspot.com/
Course materials will be posted online.
Course information
Prerequisites: A
willingness to stare at very small things for more than a minute.
Meeting time and place: Lecture/Lab
Friday 1:30-4:00 p.m. Education Greenhouse Classroom
Course Description: Key
and description driven plant classification and taxonomy with emphasis on
identifying orders and families, and using web resources in able to identify non-native
horticultural plants with or without knowledge of their origin or provenance.
Goals of course:
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To
familiarize you with the Arboretum collection in terms of the identification of
plants in it and the relationship of those plants to other plants in the same
family and order.
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To
give you an introduction to the terminology of plant organs and structures, and
how you can use this knowledge to identify unknown plants.
·
When
you are finished with this course you will never look at plants the same way
ever again.
Required texts: How to Identify Plants, H.D. Harrington
and W. Durrell
Required Equipment: Lighted 10-15x hand lens, or non-lighted
lens and a bright headlamp, scalpel (will have one to share first class),
gloves if needed (may be provided), wipes, dissecting needle (nice to have but
not necessary)
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Date
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Subjects Covered
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Taxon Covered
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May 6th
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Introduction to
Taxonomy, Plant Classification Hierarchy, Flower and Inflorescence Terms
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Mint family, Acanthus
family, Magnolia family, Poppy family, Grass tree family and possibly others TBD
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May 13th
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Leaves and Surfaces
Terms
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TBD
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May 20th
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Roots and Stems Terms
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TBD
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May 27th
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Using Order to ID
Unknown Families, Using the Internet to ID Plants
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TBD
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