Hi, plant folks! I have a question:

I'm teaching a plant diversity course this spring. Because we don't have a Botany course here, I'm trying to split the difference and heavily cover botanical basics in the first half before I start surveying groups.

The nutshell is that I have about six weeks to cover the Angiosperms. I can cover everything terribly or a subset well.

Therefore: What are your MUST KNOW Angiosperm groups for U.S. based students, mostly Ecology majors? Please opine and boost!

@SutherlandBL is there any room to get feedback from them first on career interests, etc. to pick things that could be important for them?
@TheKaneLab Yes! I'm surveying on day one and my syllabus say subject to change in like three places. :) I'd like to make this relevant to the students.