Vascular Flora of Wisconsin - Botany 401
Lecture Schedule (pdf)
Lecture outlines that include plants discussed are available in lecture
Clink links below for access to PowerPoint lectures — available 1-2 days prior to lecture. The first files are color pdfs and recommended for viewing only. The second files are black/white pdfs and better for printing.
Week |
Date |
Lecture Topic |
| 1 | Jan 24 | Introduction, Wisconsin Flora and Vegetation [Color or BW] |
| Jan 26 | Nomenclature, Classification [Color or BW], Seed Free Vascular Plants I [Color or BW] |
| 2 |
Jan 31 | Seed Free Vascular Plants II, Gymnosperms [Color or BW] |
| Feb 2 | Flower and Fruit Morphology in Angiosperms [Color or BW] [Flower help] [InflorescenceColor or BW] |
| 3 |
Feb 7 | Water Lilies and Buttercups [ PPt ] [Color or BW] |
| Feb 9 | May Apples and Sycamores [ PPt ] [Color or BW] |
| 4 |
Feb 14 | Spring Beauty and Sundews [ PPt ] [Color or BW] |
| Feb 16 | Currants and Raspberries [ PPt ] [Color or BW] |
| 5 |
Feb 21 | Elms, Mulberries, and Legumes [Color or BW] |
| Feb 23 | Violets, Aspens, and Gourds [Color or BW] |
| 6 |
Feb 28 | Wisconsin's Endangered Flora [Color or BW] |
| Mar 1 | Oaks, Birches, and Evening Primroses [Color or BW] [No Lab Feb 29/Mar1: Review] |
| 7 |
Mar 6 | Mustards, Mallows, and Maples [Color or BW] [Exam 1 in lab, Mar 5/6] |
| Mar 8 | Assembly of Great Lake Forests [Color or BW] |
| 8 |
Mar 13 | Blueberries and Gentians [Color or BW] |
| Mar 15 | Nightshades and Morning Glories [Color or BW] |
| 9 |
Mar 20 | Mints and Snapdragons [Color or BW] |
| Mar 22 | Honeysuckles and Carrots [Color or BW] |
| 10 |
Mar 27 | Bellflowers and Asters [Color or BW] |
| Mar 29 | Arums and Lilies [Color or BW] [Forest site locations given to TAs] |
Spring Break |
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| 11 |
Apr 10 | Orchids and Spiderworts [Color or BW] |
| Apr 12 | Sedges and Grasses [Color or BW] |
| 12 |
Apr 17 | Wisconsin's Invasive New Flora [Color or BW] |
| Apr 19 | DNA Barcoding of our Flora [Color or BW] [no lab Apr 18/19: Review] |
| 13 |
Apr 24 | [no lecture] [Exam 2 in lab, Apr 23/24] |
| Apr 26 | [no lecture] [local field trip, Apr 25-26] | |
| Apr 28 | Saturday Field Trip - optional |
| 14 |
May 1 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| May 3 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| 15 |
May 8 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| May 10 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
MAY 12-18 FINAL EXAM IN THE FIELD |
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