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Date |
Lecture |
Lab |
ID Quiz (35%) |
Exams (50%) |
Class Project (15%) |
Supplemental Reading |
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Week 1 |
1-6 |
No Lecture -Course introduction |
Native List-1-Trees (Annonaceae-Myricaceae) |
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-Course
-introduction materials folder: syllabus, plant list, course
schedule, blank plant data sheets, maps, class project guidelines,
etc.
-A New Instrument for Interactive
Virtual Plant Identification and Use
-Magnolias
Native Plants:
An Overview
-Pond apples |
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Week 2 |
1-13 |
Lecture 1- How to identify plants
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Lab activity:
propagating wildflowers by seed to plant in IRREC gardens |
Quiz #1 |
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-Botany
definitions and plant structure
-Botany
handbook for Florida |
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Week 3 |
1-20 |
Lecture 2-Defining native and invasive plants |
Native List-2-Trees (Myrtaceae-Zygophyllaceae) |
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-About
cultivars in the AFFN Directory
-Comparing
perceptions of native status
-Distinguishing
native and non-native ferns
-FLEPPC 2007
list of invasive plants
-Key to
Dormancy in seeds
-Native and
non-native Firebush
-Native and
non-native Necklacepod
-Native and
non-native Porterweed
-Native and
non-native Scaevola
-Native and
non-native Wild Petunia
-The aliens
have landed! What are the justifications for ‘native only’ policies
in landscape plantings?
-The Lantana
mess
-Voluntary
codes of conduct for horticulture |
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Week 4 |
1-27 |
Lecture 3-Defining Florida’s temperature zones and plant ecosystems
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Quiz #2 |
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-Native plants
that attract wildlife
-Plant
associations-central Florida
- Plant lists
for Florida’s major ecosystems
-Provenance and
production location affects growth and quality of Quercus seedlings
-Selecting food
plants for wildlife
-Water for
wildlife |
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Week 5 |
2-3 |
Lecture 4-Designing with natives |
Native List-3-Shrubs (Adoxaceae-Malpighiaceae) |
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Plant name due |
-An
introduction to aquascaping
-Backyard
habitat ponds
-Basic
principles of landscape design
-Creating
wildlife habitat using freshwater wetland plants
-Discovering
Florida’s Ethnobotany: Cordia
-Espaliers
-Falling for
native trees
-Native
landscape plants for south Florida
-Native shrubs
for south Florida
-Native trees
for south Florida
-Prepare your
own landscape plan
-Recommended
Native Landscape Plants for Florida’s Treasure Coast |
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Week 6 |
2-10 |
Review for exam
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Lab activity:
propagating native shrubs by cuttings and seed |
Quiz #3 |
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Week 7 |
2-17 |
Mid-term Exam
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Mid-term Exam
(25%) |
Draft plant
information sheet text due |
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Week 8 |
2-24 |
Lecture 5-Propagating native plants |
Native List-4-Shrubs (Malvaceae-Surianaceae) |
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-Container and
field evaluation of 3 native shrubs grown in compost-based media
-Harvest Season
Influences Fertilizer Effects of Seed Production of Lanceleaf
Coreopsis
-In vitro
propagation of Florida native plants: Styrax americana and
Persea palustris
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Making the most of compost
-Preliminary
study shows that cold, moist stratification increases germination of
2 native Illicium species
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Producing High-Quality Slash Pine
Seeds
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Seed Germination of Southern Sea
Oats
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Seed Production of Blanket Flower
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Seed Production of Magnolia
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Using compost for container
production of hammock species
-Vegetative
propagation of Florida native plants (Volumes I-XI)
-Vegetative
production and propagation of Ceratiola ericoides |
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Week 9 |
3-3 |
Lecture 6-Preparing, planting and maintaining your native garden
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Quiz #4 |
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Draft plant
information pictures due |
-Enviroscaping
to conserve energy: determining shade patterns for south Florida
-Mulches for
the landscape
-Native plant
nurseries in south Florida
-Ornamental
Teaching Gardens: Design, Development and Use
-Pruning
landscape trees and shrubs
-Salt tolerant
plants for Florida
-Selecting and
planting trees and shrubs
-Soils and
plant nutrition |
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Week 10 |
3-10 |
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS |
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Week 11 |
3-17 |
Guest Speaker
at McKee Botanical Gardens, Andreas Daenick |
Native List 5 shrubs (Verbenaceae) and Perennials (Acanthaceae-Asteraceae) |
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-Native Florida
plants for home landscapes
-Plants for
difficult areas |
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Week 12 |
3-24 |
Lecture 7-Landscaping with native Hollies
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Quiz #5 |
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Final plant
identification template due |
-Hollies in
Florida
-Various holly
profiles (Ilex attenuata to Ilex vomitoria) |
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Week 13 |
3-31 |
Lecture 8-Native Groundcovers and Grasses |
Native List-6-Annuals and Perennials (Asteraceae-Verbenaceae) |
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Student
presentations |
-Butterfly
gardening in Florida
-Common native
wildflowers of North Florida
-Establishment
of native wildflower plantings by seed
-Native
Wildflowers: Mimosa strigillosa
-Native
groundcovers for south Florida
-Native violets
-Native
wildflowers on the roadsides of central and south Florida
-Rain lilies (2
articles)
-Stokes aster |
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Week 14 |
4-7 |
Lecture
9-Landscaping with wildflowers
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Lab
activity-plant native wildflowers |
Quiz #6 |
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Student
presentations |
-Florida's
Native Bromeliads
-Florida Native
Aquatic Plants for Ornamental Water Gardens
-Liner
Production of Florida Native Wildflowers by Seed
-Native Palm
Picks |
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Week 15 |
4-14 |
Lab Final |
Heathcote Botanical Gardens |
Lab Final
(10%) |
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Week 16 |
4-21 |
Final
Exam-Lecture Material
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Final Exam
(25%) |
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