Project Director

Van Horn, Gene S.

Department

Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

The Ranunculaceae, better known as the Crowfoot or Buttercup family, is commonly recognized as one of the most diverse plant families in North America. A moderately large family, the Ranunculaceae contains 1750 temperate species with many of its genera represented in the southeastern United States (Gleason, 1952). Sixteen genera are native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and it is these members of the Ranunculaceae that are the focus of my study. In my research, I have studied the seed coat patterns of various genera native to the southeastern United States. It is my intention to see how well the morphological groupings evident in the different seed types correlate with the genetic divisions presented by Gregory in his paper. The purpose of my research is to determine if seed morphologies support or oppose Gregory's cytologically based groupings of the genera within the Ranunculaceae. Such a comparison between seed morphology and cytological classification has not been attempted before.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

3-1989

Subject

Ranunculaceae--Morphology; Ranunculaceae--Varieties; Plant cytomorphogenesis

Discipline

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Document Type

Theses

Extent

i, 57 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Call Number

LB2369.5 .M36 1989

Rights

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