Join an experienced botanist for 24 richly illustrated lessons on how to ID—and better appreciate—the marvelous diversity of plant species.
The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Why Learn the Names of Plants?
- 02: Before There Were Flowers
- 03: Plants Are Named like People
- 04: Organizing the Huge Diversity of Plants
- 05: The Language of Botany
- 06: What the Terms Monocot, Dicot, and Eudicot Tell You
- 07: Parts of Three: The Monocots
- 08: Monocots: Orchids, Asparagus, and Irises
- 09: Grassy Monocots: Grasses and Relatives
- 10: Early Eudicots: Buttercups and Poppies
- 11: Eudicots: Crassula, Euphorbs, and Willows
- 12: Eudicots: Peas and Beans
- 13: Rose Eudicots: Roses, Mulberries, and Elms
- 14: Eudicots: Squashes, Oaks, and Birches
- 15: Eudicots: Maples, Cashews, and Chocolate
- 16: Brassica Eudicots: The Mustards
- 17: Pink Eudicots: Pinks, Cacti, and Relatives
- 18: Heath and Dogwood Eudicots
- 19: Gentian Eudicots from Milkweed to Coffee
- 20: Tomato-Type Eudicots
- 21: Minty Eudicots with Liplike Flowers
- 22: Sunflower Eudicots: More than You Think
- 23: Parsley Eudicots: Plants with Umbels
- 24: Now You See Plants
Taught by
Catherine Kleier
