Plant Systematics

Resources

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Phylogenetic Systematics


Classification


Description
   Morphology
   Anatomy
   Chromosome Numbers
   Palynology
   Molecular Systematics

Identification

Nomenclature & Botanical Names

Herbaria & Herbarium Databases


Student / Teaching Resources


Plant Images & Video Clips


Literature & Professional Societies

 



Student Resources

WEB LINKS:
PLANT SYSTEMATICS Web Links (pdf)
(contributed by Lena Struwe, Rutgers University)


CHAPTER 2:
 PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS Flow Chart (pdf)
(contributed by Lena Struwe, Rutgers University)


CHAPTERS 4-8:
 FAMILY IDENTIFICATION: 50 common plant families (pdf)
(contributed by Lena Struwe, Rutgers University)

Family Cards (APG)

CHAPTER 9:
 Morphology Images for Review of Terminology (in progress)
 Practice Exam (pdf) 
 Plant Morphology Jeopardy (pdf) 

APPENDIX 1: PLANT DESCRIPTION
CLASS PROJECT POSTER
(formatted with M.S. PPT, printed as 36" x 48" poster)

Poster-Acanthaceae (18 Mb)

Complete List of Characters (Word Document)
Excel Spreadsheet of Morphological Characters
Listing all the characters of Appendix 1 in spreadsheet form
(with one example)
M.S. Word MailMerge for the above
May be used to automatically generate a complete description
using the Mail Merge function of M.S. Word. Uses the above
Excel spreadsheet as a data source to generate the description.
Requires editing.
Instructions for Using MailMerge on a PC (Windows) computer


ERRATA FOR PLANT SYSTEMATICS, 3rd ed. (SIMPSON 2019)
 Text: Updated 23 Apr 2020 (pdf) 
Fig 3.6 (pdf) 

Instructor Resources
 HERE 
(also available at Elsevier Home page,
password obtainable from Elsevier web site)