Reading Schedule

All required readings (in bold) are available here as pdfs. All other readings come from the optional text Plant Systematics (Simpson, 2006) that is available in the course lab room.

Week	Lecture Topic	Readings (* = non text)
1	No Class - Labor Day
	Introduction	Chpt. 1 Plant systematics-an overview  *Godfray. 2002. The challenges of taxonomy. Nature 417: 17-19.
	Angiosperm morphology	Chpt. 9 Plant morphology, 364-379
2	Angiosperm morphology	Chpt. 6 Evolution of flowering plants
	Nomenclature: the art of naming	Chpt. 16 Plant nomenclature
	Classification: the art of grouping	*Judd et al. 2002a. Classification and system in flowering plants
3	Angiosperm classification	Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 137-141
	Angiosperm classification
	Magnolids & Paleoherbs: magnolias and wild gingers	Chpt. 7: Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 141-153
4	Ranunculids: buttercups	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 227-238
	Darwin's "abominable mystery"	*Sun et al. 2002. Archaefructaceae, a new basal angiosperm family. Science 296: 899-904.
	Chemosystematics: sensual compounds	*Rodman et al. 1998. Parallel origin of glucosinolates. American Journal of Botany 85: 997-1006.
5	Caryophyllids: carnations, cacti, and chenopods	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 238-249
	Biosystematics: evolution, isolating mechanisms	*Judd et al. 2002b. Evolution of plant diversity.
	Lecture Exam #1
6	Biosystematics: speciation
	Biosystematics: speciation
	Phylogenetics: Tracing the tree of life	Chpt. 2 Phylogenetic systematics
7	Phylogenetics II
	Rosids I: roses and currants	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 250-252, 275-278
	Rosids II: legumes and hemp	Chpt. 8: 262-265
8	Rosids III: walnuts and violets	Chpt. 8: 269-274
	Rosids IV: willows and maples	Chpt. 8: 259-262, 265-269
	Rosids V: mustards and mallows	Chpt. 8: 252-259, 278-289
9	Biosystematics: pollination biology	Chpt. 13 Plant reproductive biology *Hapeman and Inoue. Plant-pollinator interactions and floral radiation in Platanthera (Orchidaceae). Pp. 433-454
	Plant oddities and systematic puzzles	*Davis et al. 2007. Floral gigantism in Rafflesiaceae. Science 315: 1812.
	Lower Asterids: blueberries and dogwoods	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 289-298
10	Lecture Exam #2
	Asterids I: gentians and milkweeds	Chpt. 8: 298-305, 319
	Asterids II: mints and snapdragons	Chpt. 8: 305-319
11	Asterids III: ginseng and honeysuckles	Chpt. 8: 322, 331-335
	Asterids IV: asters and ragweed	Chpt. 8: 322-331
	Monocots I: origins, aquatics and aroids	Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 153-163
12	Monocots II: lilies and irises	Chpt. 7: 163-184
	Monocots III: orchids and palms
	Monocots IV: bananas and pineapples	Chpt. 7: 171-188
13	Monocots V: rushes, sedges	Chpt. 7: 184-205
	NO CLASS
	NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
14	Monocots V: grasses	Chpt. 7: 205-219
	Biosystematics: molecular systematics	Chpt. 14 Plant molecular systematics
	Biosystematics: biogeography	*Lomolino et al 2006. Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 421-434]
15	Adaptive radiations: evolutionary and systematic repercussions
	Future systematists and future of systematics
	Lecture Exam #3