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The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You

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Join an experienced botanist for 24 richly illustrated lessons on how to ID—and better appreciate—the marvelous diversity of plant species.

Syllabus

  • 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
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Catherine Kleier

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