Horticulture herbaceous plant identification (HORT 4113)

This webpage was developed to support the herbaceous plant identification class (HORT 4113) in the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota taught by John Erwin. Plants (and common and Latin names) students will be expected to identify will be drawn from the list below. The course syllabus is found here: HORT 4113 Course Syllabus. Plants listed, and content attached to the 'buttons' for each below, may change as the course progresses, but not after a plant is covered. Content attached to each button was sourced from a variety or websites/sources including: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ and https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/.

General Botanical inmformation/definitions: Basic botany.
Basic definitions of storage organs: Storage organs.
A guide to the roots and tubers you didn't know you loved (Nosowitz, 2016).

NOTES FOR LECTURE #1: Lecture Notes #1
You will be required to be able to write the common and Latin name of the different vegetables (NOTE - in bold only - from the lecture notes - about 25) from a picture at the next class (Monday, Jan. 29).

NOTES FOR LECTURE #2: Leture Notes #2

NOTES FOR LECTURE #3 (Biological Sciences Greenhouse visit): Plant List from PBS Greenhouse

NOTES FOR LECTURE #4 (Plant Growth Facilities Greenhouse): Plant list from Plant Growth Facilities

NOTES for Lecture #5: Plant list for lecture #5

NOTES for Lecture #6: Plant list for lecture (visit) #6

Indoor & Herbaceous Plant Identification (HORT 4113)