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Contemporary plant systematics / Dennis W. Woodland ; with contributions by Todd Barkman ... [et al.].

By: Woodland, Dennis W.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berrien Springs, Mich. : Andrews University Press, 2009Edition: 4th ed.Description: xiv, 652 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9781883925642 .Subject(s): Plants -- ClassificationDDC classification: 580.12
Contents:
The significance of systematics -- How plants get their names -- How plants are identified -- Collecting, handling, and preserving specimens -- History and development of classification to the twenty-first century -- Plant classification in the twenty-first century -- Living ferns and other seedless vascular plants (pteridophytes) -- Families of the Pinophyta (gymnosperms) -- Terminology of flowering plants (angiosperms) -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)--"Basal" flowering plants, magnoliids, monocots, and commelinids -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots I -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots II. Rosids and eurosids -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots asterids-- Euasterids I, II -- The literature of systematics -- Contemporary views on the origin of vascular plants -- Methods for studying the systematics of plants -- Preserving plant biodiversity -- The role of botanical gardens in society -- Epilogue.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 580.12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00116776
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 580.12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00116775
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-583) and index.

The significance of systematics -- How plants get their names -- How plants are identified -- Collecting, handling, and preserving specimens -- History and development of classification to the twenty-first century -- Plant classification in the twenty-first century -- Living ferns and other seedless vascular plants (pteridophytes) -- Families of the Pinophyta (gymnosperms) -- Terminology of flowering plants (angiosperms) -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)--"Basal" flowering plants, magnoliids, monocots, and commelinids -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots I -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots II. Rosids and eurosids -- Families of flowering plants (angiosperms)-- Eudicots asterids-- Euasterids I, II -- The literature of systematics -- Contemporary views on the origin of vascular plants -- Methods for studying the systematics of plants -- Preserving plant biodiversity -- The role of botanical gardens in society -- Epilogue.