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Library Resources for Plantae

Angiosperms
(CREDO Reference)
Comprehensive reference article that describes the characteristics, history and development of the most familiar plant group.

Bryophytes
(Gale In Context: Science)
Reference overview with glossary of land plants that lack vascular tissue, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Conifers
(Gale In Context: Science)
Reference article that describes characteristics, diversity, distribution, and economic uses of most widespread, and most economically important group of gymnosperms, or nonflowering seed plants.

Evolution of Plants
(Gale In Context: Science)
Introduction and description of the evolution of Kingdom Plantae.

The Name Game
(EBSCOhost)
Discusses the importance of botanical nomenclature for nursery professionals, ways to check current plant names, rules of botanical nomenclature, and the reasons for updating plant names.

Plant
(Gale Science Online)
Comprehensive topic overview that describes characteristics, background, and scientific foundations of organisms in the kingdom Plantae.

Teaching the Power of Plants
(EBSCOhost)
The article focuses on the importance of integrating plants into sustainability education and addressing the decline in plant biodiversity. Topics include challenges in promoting plant awareness in education, the significance of regular interactions with plants for fostering environmental beliefs, and strategies for enhancing plant relevance in curricula and educational policy.

Classification of Plants
(CREDO Reference) Text accompanies brief (2:18) video that describes the classification and evolution of plants, including green algae, mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

Food Plants (CREDO Reference)
Text accompanies brief (1:59) video about the plants that have been part of the human diet for millennia.

Plant Formations (CREDO Reference)
Text accompanies brief (2:14) video that describes the natural landscapes, including forests (boreal, temporal, rainforest), prairie, savannah, tundra, and desert.

Succulent and Aquatic Plants (CREDO Reference)
Text accompanies brief (2:02)  video that touches on the anatomy, physiology, and taxonomy of plants that contain water or air reserves.

Trees (CREDO Reference)
Text accompanies brief (2:04) video that touches on the anatomy, physiology, and taxonomy of trees.

 

The Plant Kingdom

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