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Flora and Taxonomy (3100:342) University of Akron
Websites Related to this Course:
List of known errors for our textbook, and other text-related info:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/plantsystematics/stud.htmlNOMENCLATURE
MORPHOLOGY AND GROWTH
Image and collections database from University of Wisconsin: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/
PHYLOGENY
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html. Helpful and lengthy summary and interpretation of the APG2002 phylogeny, orders, etc. Distributions and characteristics for both orders and families. There is tons here, and you should visit it often. THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND AND SEARCH FOR CLASSIFICATION.
Tree of Life. Cladistic organization of the biological hierarchy. Absolutely packed with great information, and growing rapidly. Shortcut to angiosperms.
http://www.plantsystematics.org/ Searchable database of images, organized phylogenetically.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/plantaesy.html. UC Berkeley's giant evolution/phylogeny site has loads of info about plants, their evolution, and their phylogeny. Poke around here and learn more.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/deeptime/ University of Florida site with a phylogeny of both living and fossil taxa
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/bryolab/GPphylo/hyper_trees.php hyperbolic trees that expand as you click and drag. Kinda fun and mac-like.
COLLECTIONS AND FIELD BIOLOGY
Online polyclave/'direct choice' keys to an assortment of plant groups in Flora of North America (mostly monocots like orchids and sedges). http://utc.usu.edu/keys/
BOTANICAL BACKGROUND
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Last Updated: 01/26/07