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|Mon June 2 || Introduction to course || Reproductive features || Campus walk | |Mon June 2 || Introduction to course || Reproductive features || Campus walk | ||
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− | |Wed June 4 || Plant identification using keys and other resources || Vegetative features || | + | |Wed June 4 || Plant identification using keys and other resources || Vegetative features || Wolf Rock |
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− | |Fri June 6 || Plant nomenclature and taxonomy || Scientific sketching || | + | |Fri June 6 || Plant nomenclature and taxonomy || Scientific sketching || TBD |
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− | |Mon June 9 || | + | |Mon June 9 || Natural History collections || Tour UConn Herbarium || TBD |
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− | |Wed June 11 || | + | |Wed June 11 || Phylogenetics and Systematics|| Moss & Fern identification || Webster Fern Garden, Pink Ravine |
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− | |Fri June 13 || | + | |Fri June 13 || Green plant evolution || Gymnosperm identification || Mansfield Hollow S.P. || Room available for review after class |
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|Mon June 16 || MIDTERM EXAM || Brassicaceae / Ranunculaceae / Rosaceae || Boston Hollow | |Mon June 16 || MIDTERM EXAM || Brassicaceae / Ranunculaceae / Rosaceae || Boston Hollow | ||
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− | |Wed June 18 || | + | |Wed June 18 || Angiosperm evolution || Apiaceae / Asteraceae / Fabaceae || TBD || |
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− | |Fri June 20 || New England habitats || Lamiaceae / Plantaginaceae / Scrophulariaceae || Bog | + | |Fri June 20 || New England habitats || Lamiaceae / Plantaginaceae / Scrophulariaceae / Sarraceniaceae / || Willington Bog |
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− | |Mon June 23 || Graminoid (grass / sedge / rush) identification || Cyperaceae / Juncaceae / Poaceae || TBD | + | |Mon June 23 || Graminoid (grass / sedge / rush) identification || Cyperaceae / Juncaceae / Poaceae || TBD grassland |
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− | |Wed June 25 || Plant ecology || Ecological techniques|| | + | |Wed June 25 || Plant ecology || Ecological techniques|| Fenton River |
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− | |Fri June 27 || | + | |Fri June 27 || || || Hammonassett State Park |
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Revision as of 14:10, 14 May 2014
EEB 4272
Summer Session I
June 2nd to July 2nd
M/W/F 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
TLS 179
Instructor
Nora Mitchell (nora.mitchell@uconn.edu)
Contact me for a permission number
Course description
New England is home to a diverse and thriving selection of plants, many of which reach their peak exuberance during the summer. Proper identification of plants and an understanding of their interactions with the environment are important facets that aid in the appreciation of our natural resources. In this course, students will:
- Learn to recognize by sight some of the more common plant species
- Develop a skill set for identifying unknown plant species
- Gain experience in plant census, collection and curation techniques
- Learn the system of classifying plant diversity and of naming plant species
- Learn about the diversity of plant habitats in New England
- Learn about invasive species and conservation issues in plant biology
The course focuses primarily on plant identification and classification, but students also will acquire skills that would serve them in any number of careers dealing with natural resource management.
Required equipment (all available from UConn Co-op)
- 10x hand lens (provided for you!)
- field notebook
- pencils
Course Materials
- Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by L. Newcomb, 1989.
- Trees of Eastern and Central United States and Canada by W.M. Harlow, 1957.
- Fern Finder by A. C. Hallowell and B. G. Hallowell, 1981.
Grading
Quizzes 20%
Field notebook 10%
Mid-term exam 25%
Final exam 25%
Plant collection/preservation project 20%
Tentative schedule
Date | Lecture | Lab | Field | Notes |
Week 1 | ||||
Mon June 2 | Introduction to course | Reproductive features | Campus walk | |
Wed June 4 | Plant identification using keys and other resources | Vegetative features | Wolf Rock | |
Fri June 6 | Plant nomenclature and taxonomy | Scientific sketching | TBD | |
Week 2 | ||||
Mon June 9 | Natural History collections | Tour UConn Herbarium | TBD | |
Wed June 11 | Phylogenetics and Systematics | Moss & Fern identification | Webster Fern Garden, Pink Ravine | |
Fri June 13 | Green plant evolution | Gymnosperm identification | Mansfield Hollow S.P. | Room available for review after class |
Week 3 | ||||
Mon June 16 | MIDTERM EXAM | Brassicaceae / Ranunculaceae / Rosaceae | Boston Hollow | |
Wed June 18 | Angiosperm evolution | Apiaceae / Asteraceae / Fabaceae | TBD | |
Fri June 20 | New England habitats | Lamiaceae / Plantaginaceae / Scrophulariaceae / Sarraceniaceae / | Willington Bog | |
Week 4 | ||||
Mon June 23 | Graminoid (grass / sedge / rush) identification | Cyperaceae / Juncaceae / Poaceae | TBD grassland | |
Wed June 25 | Plant ecology | Ecological techniques | Fenton River | |
Fri June 27 | Hammonassett State Park | |||
Week 5 | ||||
Mon June 30 | Invasive species and species of conservation concern | Apiaceae / Asteraceae / Fabaceae | Identification of student collection 2 | Room available for review after class |
Wed July 2 | FINAL EXAM | Specimen mounting |