Course number: 20710668
Course title: Plant Taxonomy
Major name: Grassland Science
Course type: Core course
Credit: 2.5
Course Objectives
The guideline of plant taxonomy is to understand plant morphology characteristics and taxonomy terminology, to master the distinguish characteristics of common family, key genus and common species of plants, and to have some ability of identify plants.
Main Reference Books
College of agricultural and animal husbandry of Inner Mongolia. Plant Taxonomy (Second edition）. Beijing, China Agriculture Press, 2003.
Wang Jin-wu. Spermatophyte Taxonomy (Second edition). Beijing, Higher Education Press, 2009.
Course Contents
Chapter 1 Pandect (1.5 Hours)
1 Objectives and task of plant taxonomy
2 Development of plant taxonomy
3 Main plant taxonomy systems
4 Methods and working conditions of plant taxonomy
Chapter 2 Seed plants taxonomy basis (4.5 Hours)
1 Plant taxonomy morphology terminology
2 Every class of plant taxonomy
3 Plant identify and its name
4 Organization and use of plant identification key
5 Type, sampling and making of plant specimen
Chapter 3 Gymnospermae (3 Hours)
1 Cycadales
1.1 Cycadaceae, Cycad Family
2 Ginkgoales
1.1 Ginkgoaceae, Ginkgo Family
3 Pinales
3.1 Pinaceae, Pine Family
3.2 Taxodiaceae, Baldcypress Family
3.3 Cupressaceae, Cypress Family
Chapter 4 Angiospermae- Dicotyledoneae- Choripetalae (11 Hours)
1 Salicales
1.1 Salicaceae, Willow Family
2 Fagales
2.1 Betulaceae, Birch Family
2.2 Fagaceae, Beech Family
3 Urticales
3.1 Ulmaceae,Elm Family
3.2 Urticaceae, Nettle Family
4 Polygonales
4.1 Polygonaceae, Buckwheat Family
5 Centrospermae
5.1 Caryphyllaceae,Pink Family
5.2 Chenopodiaceae,Goosefoot Family
5.3 Amaranthaceae, Amaranth Family
6 Ranunculales
6.1 Ranunculaceae, Buttercup Family
7 Papaverales
7.1 Papaveraceae, Poppy Family
7.2 Cruciferae, Mustard Family
8 Rosales
8.1Crassilaceae, Orpine Family
8.2 Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family
8.3 Rosaceae, Rose Family
8.4 Leguminosae, Pea Family
9 Geraniales
9.1 Geraniaceae, Geranium Family
9.2 Zygophyllaceae,Caltrop Family
9.3 Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family
10 Malvales
10.1 Malvaceae, Mallow Family
11 Thymelaeales
11.1 Thymelaeaceae, Mezereum Family
11.2 Elaeagnaceae,Oleaster Family
12 Violales
12.1 Tamaricaceae, Tamarix Family
12.2 Violaceae,Violet Family
13 Myrtiflorae
13.1 Onagraceae, Eveningprimrose Family
Chapter 5 Angiospermae- Dicotyledoneae- Sympetalae(9 Hours)
1 Umbelliflorae
1.1 Umbelliflorae,Carrot Family
2 Ericales
2.1 Ericaceae,Heath Family
3 Primulales
3.1 Primulaceae, Primula Family
4 Plumbaginales
4.1 Plumbaginaceae, Leadwort Family
5 Gentianales
5.1 Gentianaceae, Gentian Family
5.2 Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family
5.3 Asclepiadaceae,Milkweed Family
5.4 Rubiaceae, Madder Family
6 Tubiflorae
6.1 Convolvulaceae, Morningglory Family
6.2 Boraginaceae,Borage Family
6.3 Labiatae, Mint Family
6.4 Solanaceae, Nightshade Family
6.5 Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family
7 Plantaginales
7.1 Plantaginaceae,Plantago Family
8 Dipsacales
8.1 Caprifoliaceae,Honeysuckle Family
9 Cucurbitales
9.1 Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family
10 Campanulales
10.1 Campanulaceae, Bellflower Family
10.2 Compositae, Composite Family
Chapter 6 Angiospermae -Monocotyledoneae (7 Hours)
1 Liliiflorae
1.1 Liliaceae,Lili Family
1.2 Iridaceae,Iris Family
2 Arales
2.1 Araceae, Arum Family
3 Juncales
3.1 Juncaceae, Rush Family
4 Graminales
4.1 Gramineae, Grass Family
5 Cyperales
5.1 Cyperaceae, Sedge Family
Experimental Course Syllabus
1 Gymnospermae-Pinales（3Hours）
1.1 The strobile and branch of Pinus and Picea (Pinaceae)
1.2 The strobile and branch of Platycladus, Sabina and Juniperus (Cupressaceae)
2 Angiospermae- Dicotyledoneae- Choripetalae (6 Hours)
2.1 Chenopodium , Kochia, Suaeda (Fresh plant and specimen, Chenopodiaceae)
2.2 Fagopyrum esculentum Moench,Rumex crispus L.and Polygonum aviculare L．(Fresh plant, Polygonaceae)
2.3 Brassica chinensis L.,Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic.and Lepidium apetalum Willdenow (Cruciferae)
2.4 Sorbaria sorbifolia (Linn.) A. Br., Rosa xanthina Lindl., Rosa rugosa Thunb., Rosa chinensis Jacq., Malus pumila Mill., Pyrus sorotina, Amygdalus persica Linn. Prunus sibirica L and Spiraea salicifolia Linn. var. salicifolia (Fresh plant and specimen, Rosaceae)
2.5 Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb, Medicago sativa L., Trifolium repens L., Onobrychis viciaefolia Scop,Lespedeza davurica(Laxm.)Schindl, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.and Sophora japonica Linn.(Leguminosae)
3 Angiospermae- Dicotyledoneae- Sympetalae (6 Hours)
3.1 Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K. Schum. var. thesioides, Galium Linn., Leonurus japonicus Houtt,Antirrhinum majus, Solanum nigrum Linn., Semen Plantaginis and Lappula myosotis Moench
3.2 Daucus carota var. sativa DC., Bupleurum chinense, Angelica sinensis(Oliv.) Diels, Heracleum candicans Wall.ex DC.and Epimeredi indica (Linn.) Rothm.） (Specimen,Umbelliflorae)
3.3 Alternaria sonchi, Heteropappusaltaicus(Willd.)Novopokr., Artemisia capillaris Thunb., Helianthus annuus and Taraxacum mongolicum (Specimen, Asteraceae)
4 Angiospermae ?Monocotyledoneae- (3 Hours)
4.1 Lolium perenne L., Tall fescue、Leymus secalinus (Georgi) Tzvel and Poa pratensis(Fresh plant and specimen, Gramineae)
4.2 Stipa bungeana Trin., Elymus dahuricus Turcz. Setaira viridis (L.), Chloris virgata Swartz and Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (Fresh plant and specimen, Gramineae).
