Elizabeth J. Hermsen has provided great illustrated web-based introductions to plant systematics, anatomy and morphology as part of the Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life. These are great teaching resources for basic botany classes and more in-depth plant anatomy, development, and morphology classes. Take a look. Here is an index to pages available so far with direct links:
Embryophytes (land plants) – LINK
Origin of Land Plants – LINK
The Land Plant Cycle – LINK
Greek & Latin in Botanical Terminology – LINK [singular-plural pairs, building blocks of words, etymology of important words]
Introduction to Vascular Plant Structure – LINK [what are vascular plants, phylogeny of vascular plants, overview of sporophyte structure, growth]
Leaf Structure & Evolution – LINK [leaf morphology, leaf venation, leaf anatomy, phyllotaxy, the origin of leaves
Angiosperms – LINK
Flowers – LINK [Overview of floral structure & terminology, perianth (sepals, petals & tepals), androecium (stamens), gynoecium (carpels), Beyond the four whorls: other structures, inflorescences]
Angiosperm Life cycle – LINK [embryology, pollen, embryo sac, development]
Pollination – LINK
Fruits – LINK
Fruit & seed dispersal – LINK
Overview of angiosperm phylogeny – LINK
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