Flowering Plants
Botany 3700
California State University Stanislaus
Spring 2009

Dr. Steven J. Wolf


Instructor Materials

Course Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Class do's and donts
Fruit Key
CSU Stanislaus Botany Image Collection

Herbarium Label

Here is the proper format for your herbarium labels.

Calendar

Dr. Wolf's schedule.

Virus Scan

Before emailing your label data to Dr. Wolf run a virus scan on it. If the instructor receives a virus from your file 25 points will be deducted from your grade total. 

Maping

Gmaps Pedometer measure distances on several types of maps.
Google Earth it is highly recommended that you download and learn to use this free program.
Google maps provides maps of the United States.
GPS Applications Exchange provides information on GPS.
U.S.G.S.Geographic Names Information System contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
Using A Topographic Map. Click here for a photo of a Bench Mark (BM).

Topo Maps for our field trips, print and bring with you in the field:

  1. Willms Road
  2. Owl Creek
  3. Del Puerto Canyon
  4. Red Hills
  5. Lake McClure

Google Earth files for each trip (save to your computer and open in GE):

  1. Willms Road
  2. Red Hills
  3. Owl Creek
  4. Lake McSwain

Field Trip Images

Images from our field trips:
  1. Willms Road, March 17, 2009
  2. Red Hills, March 24, 2009
  3. Owl Creek, April 7, 2009
  4. Lake McSwain, April 21, 2009

Plant Systematics Courses

Systematics of Flowering Plants University of Illinois
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Colby College
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Texas A&M University
Vascular Plant Diversity from Reed College

On-Line Resources

American Society of Plant Taxonomists 
Botanical Society of America
Evaluation of Web Resources
California Native Plant Society  
Index to Botanical Authors
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
Internet Directory for Botany
Jepson Manual Corrections

Plant Images

Botanical Image Database
CalPhotos from UC Berkeley
CAS California Wildflowers
Digital Flowers, University of Illinois

Flower Identification Slide Show
Plants of Henry Coe State Park
Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Virtual Foliage Home Page

Contact: swolf@arnica.csustan.edu

Last updated: 04/21/09


 

 

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