Course Objecves Species Diversity by Organism Global Plant Diversity Classificaon Plant Iden,ficaon ? Plant Iden,ficaon sepal corolla corolla stem stamen stamen ovary leaf ovary Plant Diversity Plant Diversity What is a plant? What is a plant? moss flower brown algae fern green algae fungus flower conifer What is a plant? moss flower brown algae fern green algae fungus flower conifer Plant cell chloroplast Other photosynthe,c groups - Algae dinoflagellate brown algae red algae diatom Viridophyte – Green Algae Viridophyte - Embryophyte - Bryophytes liverwort moss hornwort Embryophyte Innovaons cucle stomata sporopollenin retained embryo Viridophyte - Embryophyte - Tracheophytes - Seedless Plants lycophytes monilophytes club moss ferns, horsetail Tracheophyte Innovaons tracheid megaphyll Viridophyte - Embryophyte - Tracheophytes - Spermatophytes - Gymnosperms gnetophyte cycad ginkgo conifer Spermatophyte Innovaons pollen seed Viridophyte - Embryophyte - Tracheophytes - Spermatophytes – Angiosperms Taxonomy - Nomenclature What is football? Taxonomy - Nomenclature What is a yam? Taxonomy - Nomenclature What is this? Taxonomy - Nomenclature What is this? sweet potato batata shakarkand yam boniato khoai lang potato camote ubi jalar desert truffle patate douce satsuma-imo kumara patata dolce goguma Süßkartoffel 番薯 Taxonomy - Nomenclature What is this? Ipomoea batatas Taxonomy – Classificaon Hierarchical classificaon system Kingdom Plantae Phylum/Division Pinophyta Class Pinopsida Order Pinales Family Pinaceae Genus Abies Species Abies amabilis Taxonomy – Classificaon Hierarchical classificaon system Kingdom Plantae Phylum/Division Pinophyta Class Pinopsida Order Pinales Family Pinaceae Subfamily Abietoideae Genus Abies Species Abies amabilis Taxonomy – Classificaon Hierarchical classificaon system Kingdom Plantae Phylum/Division Pinophyta Class Pinopsida Order Pinales Family Pinaceae Genus Abies Species Abies amabilis Taxonomy – Classificaon Hierarchical classificaon system Kingdom Plantae Phylum/Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Solanales Family Convolvulaceae Genus Ipomoea Species Ipomoea batatas Taxonomy – Classificaon What criteria should we use to organize? Next lecture... .