Teaching

The lives of humans and plants are deeply intertwined: in fact, many plants have arguably coevolved symbiotically with our species. These often unappreciated plant-human connections are the subject of this course. It will focus on several economically important plant groups...

Natural history museums have inspired us for centuries and represent our best resources for understanding nature. They have been central to the development of countless scientific principles, including the theory of evolution itself. Yet the more inward facing missions of a...

An introduction to the diversity and evolution of vascular plants. The course focuses mainly on flowering plants because of their dominant role on the earth, but lycophytes, ferns, and gymnosperms are studied as well. A phylogeny of vascular plants provides the framework for...

Class Number: 11429 Course ID: 148213 Consent: Instructor Class Capacity: No Limit

Co-taught with Professor D. Pfister An introduction to the uses of plants by humans. Topics include the form, structure and genetics of plants related to their use as sources of food, shelter, fiber, flavors, beverages, drugs, and medicines. Plant structure and reproduction...

Co-taught with Melanie Gunn A comprehensive field approach to vascular plants of the region, including characteristic species of terrestrial and wetland habitats as well as species known for their rarity or distinctive distribution patterns. Topics covered include the major...