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BI 442 Systematic Botany

Spring 2016

* Tobias Policha (Instructor) tpolicha@uoregon.edu. 483 Onyx. (541) 513-8263

Office hour: Friday 11:00 – 11:50. 129 Huestis, or by appointment. Sarah Ward (GTF) sward7@uoregon.edu

Office hour: Wednesday 11:00 – 11:50. 129 Huestis, or by appointment. Aaron Nelson (Lab Assistant) anelson2@uoregon.edu Lectures: Mon. & Fri. 12:00 - 12:50. 129 Huestis. Plant Walks: Wednesdays 12:00-12:50. Alton Baker Park. Meet across the Willamette river at the North end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. (we will also go to the Urban Farm 2x– see schedule for details) Laboratory: Mon. & Weds. 14:00 - 16:50. 129 Huestis.

Course Objectives: Plant systematics is the study of plant diversity. We will focus on flowering plants.

Through lectures, laboratories, field trips, and scholarship you will learn: 1. How to describe and classify plant diversity 2. The major features and evolutionary origins of flowering plants 3. What causes variation in plant characteristics 4. Identification of plants using dichotomous keys 5. Recognition of important angiosperm families 6. Recognition of local flora 7. Knowledge of food plants 8. Plant ecology

Required books: Simpson. MG. 2010. Plant Systematics. 2nd. Ed. Elsevier Press, Burlington, MA. Hitchcock, C. L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of

Washington Press, Seattle & London.

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Required lab/field supplies: 10X hand lens, probe and/or forceps, razor blade, metric ruler, drawing paper and pencils/pens, ziploc bags (1qt.&1gal.) for keeping things dry and collecting samples, a Rite-in-the-Rain notebook and pencils (pen is not water resistant!). Optional but recommended books (in order of relevance): Harris, JG. and MW. Harris. 2001. Plant identification terminology: An illustrated

glossary. 2nd ed. Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, UT. Oregon Flora Project. 2014. Oregon Wildflowers App.

http://www.highcountryapps.com/OregonWildflowers.aspx Pojar and MacKinnon. 2004. Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast. Revised ed. Lone

Pine Publishing, Auburn, WA. Elpel T.J. Any edition. Botany in a day. HOPS Press, Pony MT. Borror, DJ. 1988. Dictionary of word roots and combining forms. Mayfield Publishing

Company, Mountain View, CA. Required Field Trips: Wednesday April 6 (Mt. Pisgah) from 2:00-6:00pm. Saturday April 16 (Coast) from 8:00am-6:00pm. Monday April 25 (Amazon Park*) from 2:00-6:00pm. Saturday May 7 (Cascade Transect) from 8:00am-6:00pm. Monday May 23 (Horse Rock Ridge) from 2:00-6:00pm.

Meet in parking lot at Onyx Bridge and Franklin Blvd (behind the Science Library). Be prompt. We will leave EXACTLY on time.

*April 25 meet in parking lot at corner of Amazon Parkway and E. 24th ave. See Canvas for directions. Field trip packing list: snacks (and lunch for the two Saturday trips) Water Field notebook (& pencil) Flora of the PNW, (hand-lens, ruler etc.) Field guides (optional) Wear long pants. Hiking boots, rubber boots, or tennis shoes (NO SANDALS). Bring a hat and sunscreen, as well as rain gear. Dress in layers, the day may start out cool and then warm up, or vice versa. Assessment: Exams: will cover subjects and vocabulary presented in lecture or lab, whether that material is in the textbook or not. Furthermore, you are expected to know what is in the assigned reading, even if we don’t cover that material in lab or lecture. Questions may be multiple choice, short essay, fill in the blank, or true/false format.

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Lab quizzes: There will be six lab quizzes. The lab quizzes will focus on family recognition, species ID, and keying, however they may also include questions based on reading assignments; points will be deducted for misspelling.

Assessment # %Each TotalMidtermExam 1 20 20FinalExam 1 25 25PracticalExam 1 12 12Quizzes 6 3 18Labs 15 1 15FieldTrips 5 2 10

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SCHEDULE: Week Date Topic Reading 1 Mar. 28 1. Introduction to Systematic

Botany Simpson 3-16, APG III 2009

1 Mar. 28 Lab 1: Floral Diversity Simpson 163-176, 468-489 & 669-678 1 Mar. 30 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 1 Mar. 30 Lab 2: Vegetative Diversity Simpson 461-468 & 605-610 1 Apr. 1 2. Systematics Simpson 611-626 2 Apr. 4 3. Angiosperm Origins Simpson 176-178, Pennisi 2009, Sun et

al 2011 2 Apr. 4 Lab 3: Fruit Diversity (QUIZ 1) Simpson 484-494 2 Apr. 6 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 2 Apr. 6 Field Trip: Mt. Pisgah 2 Apr. 8 4. Magnoliids Simpson 182-185, 189-197 3 Apr. 11 5. Monocots I Simpson 200-202, 204-208 & 213-230.

Keltch 2002 3 Apr. 11 Lab 4: Magnoliids (QUIZ 2) Nymphaeales, Laurales, Magnoliales,

Piperales 3 Apr. 13 Plant Walk: Urban Farm Meet at the Urban Farm 3 Apr. 13 Lab 5: Monocots I Alismatales, Liliales, Asparagales 3 Apr. 15 6. Selection on Flowers & Fruits Simpson 489-494 & 573-580, Waser et al

1996 3 Apr. 16 Field Trip: Coast ALL DAY SATURDAY 4 Apr. 18 7. Basal Eudicots Simpson 275-281, 287-291 & 295-312. 4 Apr. 18 Lab 6: Basal Eudicots (QUIZ

3) Ranunculales

4 Apr. 20 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 4 Apr. 20 Lab 7: Core Eudicots (w/

Lecture 8) Saxifragales, Caryophyllales

4 Apr. 22 9. Rosids: Fabids I Simpson 315-326, 328-330, 334-335 & 339-347

5 Apr. 25 MIDTERM EXAM

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5 Apr. 25 Field Trip: Amazon Park 5 Apr. 27 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 5 Apr. 27 Lab 8: Rosids I: Fabids Malpighiales, Fabales 5 Apr. 29 10. Selection on Leaves 6 May 2 11. Rosids: Fabids II Simpson 347-350, 357-360, 366-371. 6 May 2 Lab 9: Rosids: Fabids II

(QUIZ 4) Rosales, Cucurbitales, Fagales

6 May 4 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 6 May 4 Lab 10: Rosids II: Malvids (w/

Lecture 12) Geraniales, Sapindales, Malvales, Brassicales

6 May 6 13. Species and Speciation Simpson 580-582 & 649-665 6 May 7 Field Trip: Cascades ALL DAY SATURDAY 7 May 9 14. Asterids Simpson 372- 380, 389-394 & 402-416.

Olmstead 2002 7 May 9 Lab 11: Asterids (QUIZ 5) Cornales, Ericales 7 May 11 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 7 May 11 Lab 12: Asterids: Lamiids

(w/ Lecture 15) Solanales, Boraginales, Lamiales

7 May 13 16. Phylogenetics & Molecular Systematics

Simpson 17-48, 585-600, 681-689

7 May 14 WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL Extra credit opportunity for helping with set-up

7 May 15 WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL 8 May 16 17. Asterids: Campanulids Simpson 419-433 8 May 16 Lab 13: Asterids:

Campanulids (QUIZ 6) Apiales, Dipsacales

8 May 18 Plant Walk: Urban Farm Meet at the Urban Farm 8 May 18 Lab 14: Asterids IV:

Asteraceae (w/ Lecture 18) Asteraceae

8 May 20 19. Ethnobotany TBA 9 May 23 20. Commelinids Simpson 230-264 May 23 Field Trip: Horse Rock Ridge 9 May 25 Plant Walk: Alton Baker Park Meet at N. end of the ‘Autzen’ footbridge. 9 May 25 Lab 15: Commelinids Arecales, Poales, Commelinales,

Zingiberales 9 May 27 FAMILY REVIEW 10 May 30 MEMORIAL DAY NO SCHOOL 10 June 1 PRACTICAL FINAL 10 June 3 PLANT FAMILY POTLUCK

Grand prize for the dish with most families.

Review for final

FINAL June 8 FINAL EXAM 10:15

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MISCELLANEOUS COURSE POLICIES

Classroom Conduct I expect everyone to follow University rules and guidelines for behavior. Academic dishonesty, which includes cheating and plagiarism, is a serious offense and will be treated according to the guidelines in the student conduct code (located at uodos.uoregon.edu). This doesn't mean you shouldn't talk with other students about what you are thinking or writing; it does mean that when you write something, it should be in your own words, not copied from someone else.

I ask that we all do our best to be intellectually honest while also being tolerant of personal differences. I welcome and encourage intellectual controversy -- I think it is essential to real learning. At the same time, I ask that we all respect the rights of others to hold different opinions, even as we challenge the ideas supporting those opinions. I promise to value each of you as individuals; I view the grade you earn to be a reflection of the quality of work you have done, but not of you as a person.

Out of respect for other students, and in keeping with departmental policy, you should plan to arrive at class on time and to stay until class is over. If, on occasion, you do arrive late, please be considerate of others and enter quietly at a time and in such a way that you don't disturb other students. If you need to leave early, please sit near an exit so that you can leave without disrupting the class. I ask that you not interfere with the ability of other students to learn by making noise, texting, checking email, etc. when someone else (instructor or classmate) is talking. Electronic devices Please turn off cell phone ringers during lecture, lab and field trips. Electronic devices may not be used during a quiz or test. It is understood that many people will use their phones as cameras in a class like this. This of course is permissible, however if it is apparent that texting, chatting or other activity is becoming a distraction you will be asked to refrain from said activity. Crises happen If you have problems that interfere with your ability to do the work in this class, please let me know promptly. I am willing to make special arrangements when the need is real and when you have done your best to deal with the situation in a timely manner.

The University of Oregon Counseling Center, provides students with confidential consultation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From 8-5 Monday through Friday you will be connected with the front desk, and after hours, the same number connects to their support line. Their number is 346-3227. Students often believe that their issues are not “severe” enough for them to call, but at the Counseling Center, no problem is too small. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to contact a classmate to get lecture notes. Accessible Education Center

If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements with me soon.

The University of Oregon is working to create inclusive learning environments (more info at http://aec.uoregon.edu). Please notify us if there are any aspects of the

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instruction or design of this course that results in barriers to your participation. If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please talk to your instructors during the first week of classes. Please request that the AEC Counselor send a letter verifying your need. Please call 541-346-1155, email uoaec@uoregon.edu, or drop by 164 Oregon Hall to schedule an appointment.

Please be aware that the accessible tables and chairs in this room should remain available for students who need to use this furniture.

*Wilson, C. A. 2004. Phylogeny of Iris based on chloroplast matK gene and trnK intron sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33:402-412. (Other photos © T. Policha)