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Date
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Lab #
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Schedule
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Sept. 02
|
1 |
Introduction and Vegetative parts of a grass
plant and development of grasses. |
| Sept. 04 |
2 |
Quiz; introduction to plant collections
(press collections, collecting, notebook, data, labels, and mounting specimens).
Herbarium tour. |
| Sept. 9 |
3 |
Assignment; Introduction to spikelet
variation and interpretation. |
| Sept. 11 |
4 |
Quiz; inflorescence types, terminology,
and problrems. |
| Sept. 16 |
5 |
Quiz; construction of diagnostic
keys for identification. |
| Sept. 18 |
6 |
Quiz; construction of diagnostic
keys for identification. |
| Sept. 23 |
7 |
* Poeae tribe spikelet variation, interpretation,
and keying. Prepare key to seperate generea keyed within this tribe. |
| Sept. 25 |
8 |
* Aveneae tribe spikelet variation, interpretation,
and keying |
| Sept. 30 |
9 |
Test(Check 4 specimens & notebook).
History of grass classification. |
| Oct. 2 |
10 |
* Triticeae, Meliceae, and Stipeae tribe
spikelet variation, interpretation, and keying. |
| Oct. 4 |
! |
FIELD TRIP - OUT OF AREA |
| Oct. 7 |
11 |
FIELD TRIP - Vegetatiive Keys and identification. |
| Oct. 9 |
12 |
Key your own collections. |
| Oct. 14 |
13 |
* Eragrosteae tribe spikelet variation,
interpretation, and keying. |
| Oct. 16 |
14 |
Keying Test. |
| Oct. 21 |
15 |
Sight I.D. Test. (bring handlens,
clipboard, and pencil). Chlorideae tribe spikelet variation, interpretation,
and keying. |
| Oct. 23 |
16 |
* Aeluropodeae - Unioleae - Pappaphoreae
tribe spikelet variation, interpretation, and keying. |
| Oct. 28 |
17 |
Keying Test. Key your own collection. |
| Oct. 30 |
18 |
Test. * Criteria for subfamily and
tribal classification. |
| Nov. 04 |
19 |
* Paniceae tribe spikelet variation, interpretation,
and keying. |
| Nov. 06 |
20 |
* Andropogoneae tribe spikelet variation,
interpretation, and keying. |
| Nov. 11 |
21 |
Keying Test. Key your own collection. |
| Nov. 13 |
22 |
Keying Test. * Aristideae, Arundineae,
Danthoieae, Centotheceae, Bambuseae, Oryzeaea tribe spikelet variation,
interpretation, and keying. |
| Nov. 18 |
23 |
Key your collection. |
| Nov. 20 |
24 |
Key your collection. Nomenclature and
annotations |
| Nov. 25 |
25 |
Collection due 5:00 p.m. Turn it in at the Tracy Herbarium. |
| Dec. 02 |
26 |
Keying Test |
| Dec. 04 |
27 |
Sight I.D. Test. |
| Dec. 09 |
28 |
Test (final). |
| * Note specimens for study,
representing subfamilies, tribes, and genera. Start to learn the names
and the spellings. |