The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You
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Now You See Plants
2020-11-27
To conclude the series, Professor Kleier gives you a brief review of 20 plant families: 10 of the most speciose and 10 she considers just as important. Then, she offers her insights on the future of botany and how new genetic evidence could change how we identify certain plants.
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Parsley Eudicots: Plants with Umbels
2020-11-27
Examine a family of plants (known for their compound umbel inflorescences and hollow stems) that include a great many herbs and spices (coriander, cumin, cilantro, dill anise, and fennel) as well as some very toxic plants including poison hemlock. Also, consider examples from the ginseng family and the honeysuckle family.
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Sunflower Eudicots: More than You Think
2020-11-27
What makes a weed a weed? Turns out, it's not a botanical term at all. It's just the name for plants that grow where they're not wanted. In this episode, you'll meet two families: the bell-flower family, or the Campanulaceae; and the sunflower family, or Asteraceae, which includes everyone's favorite weed, dandelion.
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Minty Eudicots with Liplike Flowers
2020-11-27
In this episode that focuses on liplike flowers, Professor Kleier introduces you to one of the easiest plant families to identify (the Lamiaceae, or mints) and one of the hardest: the Plantaginaceae, or plantain family. Plus, explore an intriguing plant family, the Orobanchaceae, whose plants are partly (if not all) parasitic.
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Tomato-Type Eudicots
2020-11-27
Most of the plants you'll meet in this episode are herbaceous and have petals joined at the base. They are the Solanaceae, or nightshade family (which includes tomatoes and peppers); the Convolvulaceae family, whose members are usually vines; and the Boraginaceae, whose generally hairy members include the forget-me-nots.
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Gentian Eudicots from Milkweed to Coffee
2020-11-27
First, take a closer look at the milkweeds and dogbanes of the Apocynaceae family, known for their opposite leaves and milk sap. Second, learn about the Rubiaceae family, which gives us gardenias, quinine, and coffee.
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Heath and Dogwood Eudicots
2020-11-27
Which plant genus produces berries that are almost all edible? What relationship exists between roses and rhododendrons (Greek for "rose tree")?
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Pink Eudicots: Pinks, Cacti, and Relatives
2020-11-27
In this episode, learn the easiest way to recognize a carnation in the wild (hint: look at the leaves); gain a greater appreciation for the humble tumbleweed (also known as the Russian thistle); and explore the cactus family, with their iconic modified leaves (botanically called spines) and smaller bristles (called glochids).
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Brassica Eudicots: The Mustards
2020-11-27
Why learn to recognize the Brassicaceae? Because, as you'll learn, it's the sixth largest family in North America, including around 650 species.
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Eudicots: Maples, Cashews, and Chocolate
2020-11-27
Meet five plant families that are mixed in terms of woody and herbaceous members. Begin with the Sapindaceae, which in addition to maples, includes lychee.
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Eudicots: Squashes, Oaks, and Birches
2020-11-27
In this episode, look at the Cucurbitaceae, the cucumber and gourd family, and the Fagaceae, the oak family, both of which are defined by their fruit types. Also consider three families closely related to oaks: the walnut family (Juglandaceae), the birch family (Betulaceae), and the "she-oaks" common to tropical beaches (Casuarinaceae).
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Rose Eudicots: Roses, Mulberries, and Elms
2020-11-27
The economically important rose family produces many tree fruits, including cherries, plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches, and almonds. Here, explore the rose family, the Rosaceae and some closely related families: the Moraceae, the mulberry or fig family; the Ulmaceae, or elm family; and the Cannabaceae, the hemp, hops, and hackberry family.
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Eudicots: Peas and Beans
2020-11-27
The Fabaceae family is so diverse and so prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere that it deserves its own episode. Home to important crops such as soybeans, green beans, peas, and alfalfa, this fabulous family is easily recognized by the "wings, banner, and keel" arrangement of the flowers.
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Eudicots: Crassula, Euphorbs, and Willows
2020-11-27
You've already met some succulents in the Asperagaceae family, which includes agaves. Here, meet two other families that include succulents, the Crassulaceae and the Euphorbiaceae, and some other plant families that decidedly don't include succulents but are related: Saxifragaceae, Violaceae, and Salicaceae.
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Early Eudicots: Buttercups and Poppies
2020-11-27
Now, enter the largest group of flowering plants: the eudicots, which all form a good group because they all have a similar pollen structure. Professor Kleier discusses three families (Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, and Papaveraceae) and also shares the floral diagrams and formulas botanists use to remember plant family characteristics.
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Grassy Monocots: Grasses and Relatives
2020-11-27
The grasses, or Poaceae, are fairly easy to recognize, but are rather difficult to break down into individual species. There are four families you'll learn about in this episode: three which look superficially like grasses (rushes, sedges, and cattails), and the Bromeliaceae, or the pineapple family.
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Monocots: Orchids, Asparagus, and Irises
2020-11-27
Continue your look at monocots with an episode on four more plant families: the Orchidaceae (the second largest family of flowering plants); the Asparagaceae (which does include asparagus as well as agave plants); the Amaryllidaceae (which includes daffodils and paper whites); and the iris family, or Iridaceae.
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Parts of Three: The Monocots
2020-11-27
In this episode, investigate monocot plants, which grow from bulbs and tend to bloom early in the spring. You'll cover the Easter lilies of the Liliaceae family, the purple heart of the Commelinaceae family, the corpse flower of the Araceae family, and the Arecaceae (or Palmae) family with its instantly recognizable palm trees.
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What the Terms Monocot, Dicot, and Eudicot Tell You
2020-11-27
Embark on your in-depth exploration of the major plant families. First, learn to recognize the difference between monocots and eudicots.
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The Language of Botany
2020-11-27
From roots and stems to leaf hairs and fruits, learn to determine the parts of plants so you can make your own identifications in the field. What are the two main types of root systems?
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Organizing the Huge Diversity of Plants
2020-11-27
Professor Kleier helps you to make sense of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG), which botanists now use to classify flowering plants. You'll learn how APG came about, what it does, and why it's so important to field botanists.
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Plants Are Named like People
2020-11-27
Dive into the many classification systems botanists used (and still use) to name plants. Among these are the binomial system popularized by Carl Linnaeus; the phenetic classification system, which aimed at revealing relationships based on shared characteristics; and the three ways botanists determine the ancestral traits of plants.
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Before There Were Flowers
2020-11-27
Non-flowering plants have been on Earth longer than plants with flowers. Here, start with mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
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Why Learn the Names of Plants?
2020-11-27
Knowing how to name plants can help you develop a better relationship with the outdoors. In this introductory episode, get a brief overview of how life is divided and classified, walk through an example of taxonomy using a ponderosa pine tree, and consider helpful tools every good casual botanist may need.
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Catherine Kleier
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