Bio430

The bullets to the right lead to pages with photographs for some common terms used in basic plant phytography / descriptive morphology.  Reproductive features are separated in three classes, while general characters for roots, stems, and leaves are lumped under “vegetative terminology.”  Terminology is a hurdle in plant identification, but learning the basic terms will repay you again and again by increasing your abilities and speed in using identification keys.

Vocabulary

Topics/Terminology

Galleries

• Eudicot features

• Monocot features

• Floral Formulas

• Flowers & Inflorescences

• Ovary & Fruits

• Vegetative

• Winter Twigs

Below are basic slides from lectures organized by topics.  Many of these topics are developed more fully in the course pack.

Lecture Topics

Vegetative terminology

Flowers & Inflorescences

Classification & Nomenclature

Plant Reproduction