Readings and Handouts

Readings and handouts will be posted as pdf files in this password-protected folder.

You will need Adobe Reader to read the pdf files (or to open them and print them out). If you do not have Adobe Reader (a free program) you can download it here (free).

Readings (pdf files):

Adams, K. R. 1998. How does our agave grow? reproductive biology of an suspected ancient Arizona cultivar, Agave murpheyi Gibson. Desert Plants 14(2): 11-20.

Brock, J. H. 2006. Long-term vegetation trends as influenced by climate and management. The Plant Press (Arizona Native Plant Society) February 2006, Volume 30, Number 1, pp. 14-15.

Brusca, R. C. & Conte, C. 2006. Rivers in the sand: Arizona-Sonora riparian habitats. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum News, April-May-June 2006, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 2-5.

Crimmins, M. A. 2006. Arizona climate & invasive species: a climatologist's perspective on vegetation management. The Plant Press (Arizona Native Plant Society) February 2006, Volume 30, Number 1, pp. 1-3.

Malusa, Jim. The Last Saguaro. August, 1991. TDC Magazine, pp 34-43.

Malusa, Jim. Silent Wild. April, 1998. Natural History Magazine, pp 50-57.

Morin. N. 2004. The implications of a long-term drought on Arizona's flora. The Plant Press (Arizona Native Plant Society) Spring 2004, Volume 28, Number 1, pp. 1 & 5.

Titus, J. 2004. Fire in the desert. The Plant Press (Arizona Native Plant Society) Spring 2004, Volume 28, Number 1, pp. 9-10.

Echinocereus photo © 2007 Jerry Murray via CalPhotos

Handouts:

Plant ID websites

Plant Reproduction, part 1

Plant Reproduction, Part 2

Wood

Fruit Key, Judd et al

Stem and Leaf Morphology, Judd et al

Flower Morphology, Judd_et_al

Botany In A Day - Flower & Leaf glossary

The four eras of Earth history

Geological history of the Sonoran Desert

Classification of the plant kingdom

Summary of plant characteristics

Monocotyledon vs Dicotyledon in stem and root

Main differences between Monocots and Dicots

A fruit help sheet

Identifying plant structures

Body of a seed plant

Deserts by Dimmitt

How plants cope with the desert climate (pdf file or web page)

General introduction to native desert plants

AZ and Sonoran Desert plants in cultivation, UA Campus

Key to Prickly-pear cacti

The desert's deadly flora

The Sonoran Desert's 10 least wanted

The late summer monsoon (pdf file or web page)

Things to be aware of when collecting plants

Desert thirst as disease
Broyles, B., B. W. Simons, Jr., and T. Harlan. 1988. W. J. McGee's "Desert Thirst as Disease", In: Journal of the Southwest, 1988, Vol. 30, pp. 222-227. Edited by J. C. Wilder, University of Arizona Press, The Southwest Center, Tucson.

Vegetation of the Santa Catalina Mountains

Selected plants in the vicinity of the Santa Catalina Mts.

Gymnosperms of the Santa Catalina Mts. (key)

Key to the oaks and maples of the Santa Catalina Mts., AZ

Cerdicium photo © 2005 Aaron Schusteff via CalPhotos