BIOL 301 Plant Systematics Additional Species for Graduate Students Plants of Significance to North American Agriculture 1. Sunflower, Helianthus annus (Asteraceae) 2. Canola, Brassica napus et al. (Brassicaceae) 3. Wild Cabbage, Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae) 4. Soybean, Glycine max (Fabaceae) 5. Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum et al. (Malvaceae) 6. Corn, Zea mays subsp. mays and Teosinte, Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Poaceae) 7. Wheat, Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) 8. Rice, Oryza sativa (Poaceae) 9. Strawberry , Fragaria virginiana x Fragaria chiloensis (Rosaceae) 10. Apple, Malus pumila (Rosaceae) 11. Almond, Prunus amygdalus (Rosaceae) 12. Potato, Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) 13. Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum (Solanaceae) 14. Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) 15. Grapes, Vitis vinifera et al. (Vitaceae) Plants of Significance to North American Forestry 1. Coastal Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) 2. Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum (Cuppressaceae) 3. Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata (Cuppressaceae) 4. Red Cedar, Juniperus virgiana (Cupressaceae) 5. Walnut, Juglans nigra (Junglandaceae) 6. Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa (Pinaceae) 7. White Pine , Pinus strobus (Pinaceae) 8. Douglas Fir, Pseudo menziesii (Pinaceae) 9. Cherry, Prunus serotina (Rosaceae) 10. Poplars (Hybrid Poplars), Populus spp. (Salicaceae) Plants of Major Significance to Ecology/Evolution Research in North America 1. Wild Yarrow, Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) [classical work on ecological adaptation] 2. Sunflower, Helianthus annuus et al. (Asteraceae) [hybrid speciation, ecological adaptation] 3. Salsifies, Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus (Asteraceae) [hybrid speciation] 4. Touch-Me-Not, Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae) [ecological adaptation, phenotypic plasticity] 5. Mouse-Ear Cress, Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) [evolutionary genetics] 6. Boechera, Boechera stricta et al. (Brassicaceae) [evolutionary genetics, ecological adaptation] 7. Soybean, Glycine max et al. (Fabaceae) [evolutionary genetics, polyploid speciation] 8. Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum et al. (Malvaceae) [evolutionary genetics, hybrid speciation] 9. Fireweed, Chamerion (Epilobium) angustifolium (Onagraceae) [ecology, polyploid speciation] 10. Big Blue Stem, Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae) [ecology, evolutionary genetics] 11. Corn, Zea mays subsp. mays and Teosinte, Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Poaceae) [evolutionary genetics] 12. Strawberry, Fragaria spp. (Rosaceae) [ecology, reproductive biology] 13. Tomato, Solanum spp. (Solanaceae) [evolutionary genetics, speciation] 14. Monkeyflowers, Mimulus gutatus et al. (Scrophulariaceae) [evolutionary genetics, speciation] 15. Creosote Bush, Larrea tridentata (Zygophyllaceae) [ecology, polyploid speciation] .