Botany illustrated: introduction to plants, major groups, flowering plant families/ Janice Glimn-Lacy, Peter B. Kaufman

By: Glimn-Lacy, JaniceContributor(s): Kaufman, Peter BPublication details: New York: Springer, 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 146 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 9780387288703Subject(s): Plant physiology | Plant anatomy | Botany | Life sciencesDDC classification: 580
Contents:
Introduction to plants -- 1. Names and terms -- 2. Cell structure -- 3. Cell organelles -- 4. Cell pigments -- 5. Cell -- water movement -- 6. Cell chromosomes -- 7. Cell -- mitosis -- 8. Cell types -- 9. Tissue systems of the plant body -- 10. Tissue -- epidermis -- 11. Tissue -- primary vascular system -- 12. Root types and modifications -- 13. Root tissues -- 14. Stem structure -- 15. Stem tissues -- 16. Stem modifications -- 17. Stem -- water transport -- 18. Stem -- food transport -- 19. Stem -- apical dominance -- 20. Stem -- growth movements -- 21. Leaf types and arrangement -- 22. Leaf tissues -- 23. Leaf modifications -- 24. Leaf -- photosynthesis -- 25. Leaf -- nutrient deficiency symptoms -- 26. Flower initiation in response to daylength -- 27. Flower structure -- 28. Flower structure variations -- 29. Flower development -- 30. Flower -- meiosis -- 31. Flower -- pollen development -- 32. Flower -ovule development -- 33. Flower pollination by insects -- 34. Flower pollination by insects (continued) -- 35. Flower pollination by wind -- 36. Flower pollination by birds and bats -- 37. Flower -- fertilization and embryo development -- 38. Fruit -- dry types -- 39. Fruit -- fleshy types, compound -- 40. Seed structure and germination. Major groups -- 41. Major groups ; geologic time scale -- 42. Fossils -- 43. Fossils (continued) -- 44. Blue-greens -- 45. Slime molds -- 46. Water molds, downy mildews, white rusts ; chytrids and allies -- 47. Fungi -- 48. Molds, mildews, morels (sac fungi) -- 49. Rusts, smuts, jelly fungi (club fungi) -- 50. Gill fungi -- 51. Gill and pore fungi -- 52. Pore, coral and toothed fungi -- 53. Puffballs, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi -- 54. Lichens -- 55. Dinoflagellates -- 56. Golden algae, yellow-green algae, diatoms -- 57. Red algae -- 58. Green algae -- 59. Brown algae -- 60. Brown algae (continued) -- 61. Brown algae (continued) -- 62. Stoneworts -- 63. Liverworts, hornworts, mosses -- 64. Whisk ferns -- 65. Clubmosses, spikemosses, quillworts -- 66. Horsetails -- 67. Ferns -- 68. Common ferns -- 69. Fern leaf development -- 70. Water ferns -- 71. Cycads -- 72. Ginkgo -- 73. Conifers -- 74. Gnetes -- 75. Flowering plant classification -- 76. Major land plant communities. Flowering plant families -- Dicotyledons -- 77. Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) -- 78. Laurel family (Lauraceae) -- 79. Water lily family (Nymphaeaceae) -- 80. Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) -- 81. Witch hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) -- 82. Elm family (Ulmaceae) -- 83. Beech family (Fagaceae) -- 84. Birch family (Betulaceae) -- 85. Cactus family (Cactaceae) -- 86. Cactus family (continued) -- 87. PInk family (Caryophyllaceae) -- 88. Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) -- 89. Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) -- 90. Mallow family (Malvaceae) -- 91. Pitcher-plant family (Sarraceniaceae) -- 92. Violet family (Violaceae) -- 93. Begonia family (Begoniaceae) -- 94. Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) -- 95. Willow family (Salicaceae) -- 96. Mustard family (Brassicaceae) -- 97. Heath family (Ericaceae) -- 98. Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) -- 99. Rose family (Rosaceae) -- 100. Pea family (Fabaceae) -- 101. Dogwood family (Cornaceae) -- 102. Staff-tree family (Celastraceae) -- 103. Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) -- 104. Grape family (Vitaceae) -- 105. Maple family (Aceraceae) -- 106. Cashew family (Anacardiaceae) -- 107. Rue family (Rutaceae) -- 108. Geranium family (Geraniaceae). 109. Carrot family (Apiaceae) -- 110. Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) -- 111. Nightshade family (Solanaceae) -- 112. Morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) -- 113. Mint family (Lamiaceae) -- 114. Olive family (Oleaceae) -- 115. Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) -- 116. Gesneria family (Gesneriaceae) -- 117. Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) -- 118. Teasel family (Dipsacaceae) -- 119. Aster family (Asteraceae) -- Monocotyledons -- 120. Water-plantain family (Alismataceae) -- 121. Spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) -- 122. Sedge family (Cyperaceae) -- 123. Grass family (Poaceae) -- 124. Arrowroot family (Marantaceae) -- 125. Palm family (Arecaceae) -- 126. Palm family (continued) -- 127. Arum family (Araceae) -- 128. Lily family (Liliaceae) -- 129. Iris family (Iridaceae) -- 130. Orchid family (Orchidaceae) -- 131. Bibliography -- 133. Glossary of word roots, metric equivalents -- 135. Index.
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Introduction to plants --
1. Names and terms --
2. Cell structure --
3. Cell organelles --
4. Cell pigments --
5. Cell --
water movement --
6. Cell chromosomes --
7. Cell --
mitosis --
8. Cell types --
9. Tissue systems of the plant body --
10. Tissue --
epidermis --
11. Tissue --
primary vascular system --
12. Root types and modifications --
13. Root tissues --
14. Stem structure --
15. Stem tissues --
16. Stem modifications --
17. Stem --
water transport --
18. Stem --
food transport --
19. Stem --
apical dominance --
20. Stem --
growth movements --
21. Leaf types and arrangement --
22. Leaf tissues --
23. Leaf modifications --
24. Leaf --
photosynthesis --
25. Leaf --
nutrient deficiency symptoms --
26. Flower initiation in response to daylength --
27. Flower structure --
28. Flower structure variations --
29. Flower development --
30. Flower --
meiosis --
31. Flower --
pollen development --
32. Flower -ovule development --
33. Flower pollination by insects --
34. Flower pollination by insects (continued) --
35. Flower pollination by wind --
36. Flower pollination by birds and bats --
37. Flower --
fertilization and embryo development --
38. Fruit --
dry types --
39. Fruit --
fleshy types, compound --
40. Seed structure and germination. Major groups --
41. Major groups ; geologic time scale --
42. Fossils --
43. Fossils (continued) --
44. Blue-greens --
45. Slime molds --
46. Water molds, downy mildews, white rusts ; chytrids and allies --
47. Fungi --
48. Molds, mildews, morels (sac fungi) --
49. Rusts, smuts, jelly fungi (club fungi) --
50. Gill fungi --
51. Gill and pore fungi --
52. Pore, coral and toothed fungi --
53. Puffballs, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi --
54. Lichens --
55. Dinoflagellates --
56. Golden algae, yellow-green algae, diatoms --
57. Red algae --
58. Green algae --
59. Brown algae --
60. Brown algae (continued) --
61. Brown algae (continued) --
62. Stoneworts --
63. Liverworts, hornworts, mosses --
64. Whisk ferns --
65. Clubmosses, spikemosses, quillworts --
66. Horsetails --
67. Ferns --
68. Common ferns --
69. Fern leaf development --
70. Water ferns --
71. Cycads --
72. Ginkgo --
73. Conifers --
74. Gnetes --
75. Flowering plant classification --
76. Major land plant communities. Flowering plant families --
Dicotyledons --
77. Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) --
78. Laurel family (Lauraceae) --
79. Water lily family (Nymphaeaceae) --
80. Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) --
81. Witch hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) --
82. Elm family (Ulmaceae) --
83. Beech family (Fagaceae) --
84. Birch family (Betulaceae) --
85. Cactus family (Cactaceae) --
86. Cactus family (continued) --
87. PInk family (Caryophyllaceae) --
88. Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) --
89. Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) --
90. Mallow family (Malvaceae) --
91. Pitcher-plant family (Sarraceniaceae) --
92. Violet family (Violaceae) --
93. Begonia family (Begoniaceae) --
94. Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) --
95. Willow family (Salicaceae) --
96. Mustard family (Brassicaceae) --
97. Heath family (Ericaceae) --
98. Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) --
99. Rose family (Rosaceae) --
100. Pea family (Fabaceae) --
101. Dogwood family (Cornaceae) --
102. Staff-tree family (Celastraceae) --
103. Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) --
104. Grape family (Vitaceae) --
105. Maple family (Aceraceae) --
106. Cashew family (Anacardiaceae) --
107. Rue family (Rutaceae) --
108. Geranium family (Geraniaceae). 109. Carrot family (Apiaceae) --
110. Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) --
111. Nightshade family (Solanaceae) --
112. Morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) --
113. Mint family (Lamiaceae) --
114. Olive family (Oleaceae) --
115. Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) --
116. Gesneria family (Gesneriaceae) --
117. Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) --
118. Teasel family (Dipsacaceae) --
119. Aster family (Asteraceae) --
Monocotyledons --
120. Water-plantain family (Alismataceae) --
121. Spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) --
122. Sedge family (Cyperaceae) --
123. Grass family (Poaceae) --
124. Arrowroot family (Marantaceae) --
125. Palm family (Arecaceae) --
126. Palm family (continued) --
127. Arum family (Araceae) --
128. Lily family (Liliaceae) --
129. Iris family (Iridaceae) --
130. Orchid family (Orchidaceae) --
131. Bibliography --
133. Glossary of word roots, metric equivalents --
135. Index.

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