Keeping up with changes in plant names can be challenging, but it reflects our expanding understanding of the plant kingdom based on genetics, a closer look at plant form, and new ways of analyzing relationships. Learn how to make sense of this new plant universe from one of the best botanists in the field, Arthur Haines. In the session 2 of this 5 session New England Wild Flower Society series, students will examine tracheophyte families, starting with free-sporing plants (e.g., ferns) and ending with three major groups of seed plants: nonflowering seed plants (i.e., conifers); magnoliids (i.e., primitive dicots); and monocots.

Note: Session 1 is a prerequisite for all other sessions; Sessions 2-5 may be taken in any order. Recommended text: Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach by Judd et al. (available on www.amazon.com)  $46 for NEWFS members, $54 for nonmembers. Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/new-england-plant-diversity-session-2-1