Week 1:  Oct. 7

Syllabus
Grading and Evaluation
Plant Diversity and Classification: global and local perspectives
Top 10 Families Countdown
Factors Creating Uncertainty in Species Estimates
Distribution of Plant Species per Family in Virginia
Numbers of Vascular Plant Species in Selected Regions

Week 2:  Oct. 14

Methods in Plant Identification: reference manuals, monographs, keys and keying, plant collecting, and developing a reference herbarium
Illustration of Synonyms
Important Key Resources
Selected Reference Materials for Plant Identification
Label Data
Tips for Key Construction

Week 3:  Oct. 21

Introduction to Non-Flowering Vascular Plants: ferns, fern allies and gymnosperms
Morphology, Life History, and Representative Taxa
Campus Field Trip and Keying Practice
Terms You Will Use Frequently in the Identification of Plants

Introduction to Flowering Vascular Plants - Part I:
Morphology, Life History and Representative Taxa
Campus Field Trip and Keying Practice
Field Trip Notes Sheet

Week 5:  Nov. 4

Introduction to Flowering Vascular Plants - Part II (Dicotyledons):
Morphology, Life History and Representative Taxa
Pollination biology
Campus Field Trip and Keying Practice
Fruit and Seeds Lab