Vascular Flora of Wisconsin - Botany 401
Laboratories (dates shown for Monday/Wednesday lab, topics are same for Tuesday/Thursday lab)
| Week | Date | Lab Topic |
| 1 |
Jan 19 | No Lab |
| Jan 21 | 1 Vegetative characters of Vascular Plants; Keying |
| 2 |
Jan 26 | 2 Vascular Cryptogams |
| Jan 28 | 3 Gymnosperms |
| 3 |
Feb 2 | 4 Flower and Fruit Morphology in Angiosperms |
| Feb 4 | 5 Water Lilies and Buttercups |
| 4 |
Feb 9 | 6 Mayapples and Sycamores |
| Feb 11 | 7 Spring Beauty and Sundews |
| 5 |
Feb 16 | 8 Currants and Raspberries |
| Feb 18 | 9 Elms, Mulberries, and Legumes |
| 6 |
Feb 23 | 10 Violets, Aspens, and Gourds |
| Feb 25 | Open review session in lab |
| 7 |
Mar 2 | [Exam 1 in lab, Mar 2-3: labs 1-10] |
| Mar 4 | 11 Oaks, Birches, and Evening Primroses |
| 8 |
Mar 9 | 12 Mustards, Mallows, and Maples |
| Mar 11 | 13 Blueberries and Dogwoods |
Spring Break |
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| 9 |
Mar 23 | 14 Gentians, Milkweeds, and Nightshades |
| Mar 25 | 15 Mints and Snapdragons |
| 10 |
Mar 30 | 16 Carrots and Honeysuckles |
| Apr 1 | 17 Bellflowers, Asters, and Goldenrods |
| 11 |
Apr 6 | 18 Arums and Lilies |
| Apr 8 | 19 Orchids and Spiderworts |
| 12 |
Apr 13 | 20 Sedges and Grasses |
| Apr 15 | Open review session in lab Apr 15/16 |
| 13 |
Apr 20 | Exam 2 in lab, Apr 20/21 - labs 11-20] |
| Apr 22 | Local Field Trip | |
| Apr 25 | Saturday Field Trip - optional |
| 14 |
Apr 27 | Local Field Trip |
| Apr 29 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| 15 |
May 4 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| May 6 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
MAY 10-17 FINAL EXAM IN THE FIELD |
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