Ronald L. Hartman
Specialization: Systematics/Floristics

Office: Aven Nelson 304
Phone: 307-766-2236
E-mail: rhartman@uwyo.edu


Dr. Hartman is the curator of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium.

Education:
 

B.S. Western Illinois University, 1967  Mary A. Bennett Award as Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biological Sciences

M.S. University of Wyoming, 1971  C. L. Porter (1967-68); J. R. Reeder and D. J. Crawford, co-advisors

Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1976  B. L. Turner, advisor  Harold Bold Award for Outstanding Teaching

University Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University, 1976-77  T. F. Stuessy, advisor

Sabbatical leave, University of California at Berkeley, 1985-86   L. Constance, mentor

Assistant (1977), Associate (1983), Full (1998) Professor of  Botany

Honors:
Graduated with Honors, 1967
Mary A. Bennett Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biology, 1967
Harold Bold Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence, 1974

Research Interests:
 Floristics and biogeography of Wyoming.
 

Flora of Serranía de Pirre, Darién, Panama, 1977--1981.  Four trips totaling 20 weeks funded by National Geographic, American Philosophical Society, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Ron Hartman fund.

 

Floristics: Flora of the Rockies, PI on more than 44 completed major floristic studies in the region, eight in progress, and four planned for 2005: >140,000 mi2; 530,000 numbered collections; 640,000 specimens databased; personal numbered collections, mostly from the Rockies: 80,000+.

 

Flora of North America: Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator, Co-editor (with Richard Rabeler, MICH) for Caryophyllaceae, Primulaceae, Violaceae.

 

Systematics of western North American Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Caryophyllaceae.

 

Regional databasing and production of Wyoming Atlas (and others states).

 

Rare Plant Technical Committee: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming

 

Courses:
 

Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (credit at undergrad and grad levels), Advanced Plant Systematics (Plant Biosystematics, name to be changed), Plant Evolution, Phylogeny of Flowering Plants, Special Topics in Systematics: Molecular Systematics, Cladistic Methods, Herbarium Curatorial Techniques, Botanical Description and Nomenclature, and Readings in Plant Systematics: Molecular Systematics, Monocots (two recent topics).  Other: Herbarium Internship, Problems, Research in the Taxonomy of Vascular Plants, and Thesis Research.

Publications:

 

 

Hartman, R. L.  2004.  Caryophyllaceae.  In: M. C. Johnston and J. Henrickson, A Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert.  (In press).

 

Hartman, R. L. and D. J. Bogler.  2005.   Arida  (Asteraceae).  Flora of North America 20:  10 pp. manuscript.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L. and D. R. Morgan.  2005.   Xanthisma (Asteraceae).  Flora of North America 20: 18 pp. manuscript.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Morgan, D. R. and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  Machaeranthera (Asteraceae).  Flora of North America 20:  6 pp.  manuscript.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K. and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  43.  CARYOPHYLLACEAE   Jussieu   •   Pink Family [description of Caryophyllaceae, generic key, 4 subfamilies, and 37 generic descriptions, parts of pages 45 pp. camera ready pages from page7--214.] Flora of North America, vol. 5.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L.  2005.  1. DRYMARIA Willdenow ex Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 5: xxxi, 406.  1819 · Drymary.  Flora of North America  5: 9--14.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  2.  SPERGULA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 440. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 199.  1754 · Spurrey, spargoute. Flora of North America  5: 14-16.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  3.  SPERGULARIA (Persoon) J. Presl & C. Presl, Fl. Čech., 94.  1819, name conserved · Sand-spurrey, spergulaire.  Flora of North America  5: 16--23. Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  6. LOEFLINGIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 35.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 22.  1754.  Flora of North America  5: 26--27.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L., J. W. Thieret, and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  8.  PARONYCHIA Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4, vol. 3.  1754 · Nailwort, whitlow-wort.  Flora of North America  5: 30--43.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Thieret, J. W., R. L. Hartman, and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  9.  HERNIARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 218.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 103.  1754 · Rupturewort, herniary, herniaire.  Flora of North America  5: 43--45.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L.  2005.  10.  CARDIONEMA de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 372.  1828 · Sandcarpet.  Flora of North America  5: 45.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L.  2005.  11. ACHYRONYCHIA Torrey & A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 330.  1868 ·   Onyx flower, frost-mat.  Flora of North America  5: 46.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L.  2005.  12.  SCOPULOPHILA M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 5.  1908.  Flora of North America  5: 47.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L., R. K. Rabeler, and F. H. Utech.  2005.  14.  ARENARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 423.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 193.  1754 · Sandwort, sabline. Flora of North America  5: 51--56.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L., R. K. Rabeler, and F. H. Utech.  2005.  15.  EREMOGONE Fenzl, Vers. Darstell. Alsin., 13, unnumbered plate.  1833 · Sandwort. Flora of North America  5: 56--70.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  16. MOEHRINGIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 359.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 170.  1754 · Sandwort, moehringie, sabline.  Flora of North America  5: 70--72.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  19. MOENCHIA Ehrhart, Neues Mag. Aerzte 5: 203.  1783, name conserved   ·   Upright chickweed. Flora of North America  5: 93--94.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  20. HOLOSTEUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 88.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 39.  1754· Jagged chickweed.  Flora of North America  5: 93--95.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  23. PSEUDOSTELLARIA Pax in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 16c: 318.  1934 · Sticky starwort. Flora of North America  5: 114--116.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., Hartman, R. L., and F. H. Utech.  2005.  24. MINUARTIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 89.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 39.  1754 · Sandwort.  Flora of North America  5: 116--136.  Oxford Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  33. DIANTHUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 409.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 191.  1754 · Pink, carnation, oeillet. Flora of North America  5: 159--161.  Oxford         Univ. Press

 

Rabeler, R. K., and R. L. Hartman.  2005.  34. PETRORHAGIA (Seringe) Link, Handbuch 2: 235. 1831. Flora of North America  5: 162--166.  Oxford Univ. Press  

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. K. Rabeler.  2005.  35. VELEZIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 332.  1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 155.  1754. Flora of North America  5: 166--167.  Oxford Univ. Press  

 

Hartman, R. L.  and R. K. Rabeler.  2004.  New combinations in North American Caryophyllaceae.  Sida 21: 753--754.

 

Hartman, R. L.  and R. K. Rabeler.  2004.  New combinations in North America Eremogone (Caryophyllaceae).  Sida 21: 237--241. 

 

Hartman, R. L.  and R. K. Rabeler.  2004.  Pseudostellaria oxyphylla (Caryophyllaceae), a long overlooked species from northern Idaho.  Sida 21: 175-- 179.

 

Sun, F.-J., S. R. Downie, and R. L. Hartman.  2004.  An ITS-based phylogenetic analysis of the perennial, endemic Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae of Western North America.              Syst. Bot. 29: 419--431.

 

Morgan, D. R. and R. L. Hartman.  2003.  A synopsis of Machaeranthera (Asteraceae), with recognition of segregate genera.  Sida 20: 1387--1416.

 

Downie, S. R., R. L. Hartman, F. Sun, and D. S. Katz-Downie.  2002.  Polyphyly of the spring parsleys (Cymopterus): molecular and morphological evidence suggests complex relationships among the perennial endemic genera of western North American Apiaceae.  Canadian J. Bot.  80: 1295--1324.

 

Rabeler, R. K. and R. L. Hartman.  2002.  Pseudostellaria sierrae (Caryophyllaceae), a New Species from California.  Novon 12: 82--86.

 

Hartman, R. L.  2002.  Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family, 253--257; 258--261.  In: B. Baldwin, et al.  The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California.

 

Hartman, R. L.  2000.   A new species of Cymopterus (Apiaceae) from the Rocky Mountain region, U.S.A.  Brittonia 52: 136-141.

 

Hartman, R. L. and B. E. Nelson.  2000.  A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Colorado with relevant synonymy.  RM Website, Dec.  240 pp.

 

Chumley, T. W. & R. L. Hartman.  2000.  Rediscovery of Ribes niveum (Grossulariaceae) in Colorado.  Sida 19: 407-410.

 

Hartman, R. L. and B. E. Nelson.  2000.  Cedric Lambert Porter (1905-2000).  Taxon 49: 577-580.

 

Hartman, R. L.  2000.  Synthesis of the North American Flora.  Version 1.0 by J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham.  Madroņo 47: 207-208.  (Book review).

 

Hartman, R. L.  2000.  A new species of Cymopterus (Apiaceae) from the Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.  Brittonia 52: 136-141.

 

Chumley, T. W., B. E. Nelson, and R. L. Hartman.  1999.  Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Wyoming (Over 2800 dot maps on plant distribution, over 9000 locations, 190,000 specimens mapped; www.rmh.uwyo.edu)

 

Hartman, R. L.  1998.  Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A., Volume 3, Part A, Subclass Rosidae (except Fabales) by A. Cronquist et al.  (Book review).

 

Hartman, R. L. and B. E. Nelson.  1998.  Taxonomic novelties from North America north of Mexico: A 20-year vascular plant diversity baseline.  Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Botanical Garden 67: 1-59.

 

Lane, M. A. and R. L. Hartman.  1994.  Reclassification of North American Haplopappus (Compositae: Astereae): Rayjacksonia gen. nov.  Amer. J. Bot. 83: 356-370.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1993.  Caryophyllaceae.  In: J. C. Hickman, ed., The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, pp. 475-488; 493-497.

 

Nelson, B. E. & R. L. Hartman.  1992.  Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Wyoming, with relevant synonymy.  RM Website.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1992.  The Rocky Mountain Herbarium, associated floristic inventory, and the flora of the Rocky Mountains Project.  Jour. Idaho Acad. Sci. 28: 22-43.

 

Wilken, D. and R. L. Hartman.  1991.  A revision of Ipomopsis spicata complex (Polemoniaceae).  Syst. Bot. 16: 143-161.

 

Hartman, R. L. and M. A. Lane.  1991.  A natural intergeneric hybrid in the x = 6 group of the Astereae (Asteraceae).  Sida 14: 321-329. 

 

Nesom, G. L., L. A. Vorobik, and R. L. Hartman.  1990.  The identity of Aster blepharophyllus (Asteraceae: Astereae).  Syst. Bot. 15: 638-642.

 

Snow, N., B. E. Nelson, and R. L. Hartman.  1990.  Additions to the vascular flora of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.  Madroņo 37: 214-216.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1990.  A conspectus of Machaeranthera (Asteraceae: Astereae).  Phytologia 68: 439-465.

 

O'Kane Jr., S., D. H. Wilken, and R. L. Hartman.  1988.  Noteworthy collections: Colorado.  Madroņo 35: 72-74.

 

Hartman, R. L. et al.  1988.  Interaction and collaboration with projects of other scope; How is floristic information on characteristics and distributions used in phylogeny and biogeography?  Pp. 122-128; 143-147. In: N. R. Morin, R. D. Whetstone, D. Wilken, and K. L. Tomlinson.  Floristics for the 21st Century: Proceedings of the workshop 4-7 May, 1988, Alexandra, Virginia.  Missouri Botanical Garden.

 

Hartman, R. L. and L. Constance.  1988.  A new Lomatium (Apiaceae) from the Sierran Crest of California.  Madroņo 35: 121-125.

 

Hartman, R. L. and M. A. Lane.  1987.  A new species of Machaeranthera Section Psilactis (Asteraceae: Astereae) from coastal Texas.  Brittonia 39: 253-257.

 

Evert, E. F., R. D. Dorn, R. L. Hartman, and R. W. Lichvar.  1986.  Noteworthy collections: Wyoming.  Madroņo 33: 313-315.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1986.  Apocynaceae. Pp. 610-613. In: Great Plains Flora Association. Flora of the Great Plains.  Univ. of Kansas

 

Hartman, R. L.  1986.  Asclepiadaceae. Pp. 613-637. In: Great Plains Flora Association. Flora of the Great Plains.  Univ. of Kansas

 

Hartman, R. L.  1986.  Oleaceae. Pp. 747-750. In: Great Plains Flora Association. Flora of the Great Plains.  Univ. of Kansas

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. S. Kirkpatrick.  1986.  A new species of Cymopterus (Umbelliferae) from northwestern Wyoming.  Brittonia 38: 420-426.

 

Hartman, R. L. and L. Constance.  1985.  Two new species of Cymopterus (Umbelliferae) from western North America.  Brittonia 37: 88-95.

 

Hartman, R. L., B. E. Nelson, and K. H. Dueholm.  1985.  Noteworthy collections: Wyoming.  Madroņo 32: 125-128.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1985.  A new species of Cymopterus (Umbelliferae) from southern Idaho.  Brittonia 37: 102-105.

 

Evert, E. F. and R. L. Hartman.  1984.  Additions to the vascular flora of Wyoming.  Great Basin Naturalist 482-483.

 

Hartman, R. L. and T. F. Stuessy.  1983.  Revision of Otopappus (Compositae, Heliantheae).  Syst. Bot. 8: 185-210.

 

Hartman, R. L. and H. Marriott.  1980.  Asclepias stenophylla A. Gray (Asclepiadaceae), new to Wyoming.  Madroņo 27: 141.

 

Clark, W. D., L. E. Urbatsch, R. L. Hartman, R. A. Mayes, and T. J. Mabry.  1980.  Systematic implications of flavonoid patterns in Haplopappus segregates.  Biochemical Syst. and Ecology. 8: 257-259.

 

Hartman, R. L., B. E. Nelson, and K. H. Dueholm.  1980.  Noteworthy collections from Wyoming.  Madroņo 27: 181-186.

 

Hartman, R. L. and R. W. Lichvar.  1980.  Additions to the vascular flora of Teton County, Wyoming.  Great Basin Naturalist 40: 408-413.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1979.  Cerastium clawsonii (Caryophyllaceae): A synonym of Linum hudsonioides (Linaceae).  Rhodora 81: 826.

 

Weber, W. A. and R. L. Hartman.  1979.  Pseudostellaria jamesiana, comb. nov., a North American representative of a Eurasian genus.  Phytologia 44: 313-314.

 

Anderson, L. C., R. L. Hartman, and T. F. Stuessy.  1979.  Morphology, anatomy, and taxonomic relationships of Otopappus australis (Asteraceae).  Syst. Bot. 4: 44-56.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1977.  IOPB Chromosome Number Reports LVI.  Taxon 26: 270-271.

 

Turner, B. L. and R. Hartman.  1976.  Infraspecific categories of Machaeranthera pinnatifida (Compositae).  Wrightia 5: 308-315.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1976.  A conspectus of Machaeranthera (Compositae: Astereae) and a biosystematic study of section Blepharodon.  Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Texas, ix + 181 pp.

 

Hartman, R. L., J. D. Bacon, and C. F. Bohnstedt.  1975.  Biosystematics of Draba cuneifolia and D. platycarpa (Cruciferae) with emphasis on volatile and flavonoid constituents.  Brittonia 27: 317-327.

 

Urbatsch, L. E., J. D. Bacon, R. L. Hartman, M. C. Johnston, T. J. Watson, Jr., and G. L. Webster.  1975.  Chromosome numbers for North American Euphorbiaceae.  Amer. J. Bot. 62: 494-500.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1974.  Rocky Mountain species of Paronychia (Caryophyllaceae): A morphological, cytological, and chemical study.  Brittonia 26: 256-263.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1973.  New plant records for New Mexico.  Southw. Naturalist 18: 241-242.

 

Smith, J., and Hartman, R. L.  1973.  Mount Livermore-Sawtooth Vegetation Survey.  Pp. 39--44.  In: Mount Livermore and Sawtooth Mountain: A Natural Area Survey.  Office of Research, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Univ. of Texas at Austin

 

Hartman, R. L. and J. Smith.  1973.  A floristic and ecological study of Matagorda Island.  Pp. 116-146.  In: Matagorda Island: A Natural Area Survey.  Office of Research, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Univ. of Texas at Austin

 

Crawford, D. J. and R. L. Hartman.  1972.  Chromosome numbers and taxonomic notes for Rocky Mountain Umbelliferae.  Amer. J. Bot. 59: 386-392.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1972.  New plant records for Wyoming.  Southw. Naturalist 17: 197-198.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1972.  Caryophyllaceae.  Pp. 14-45.  In: C. L. Porter, A Flora of Wyoming.  Research Journal 64, Agric. Exp. Station, Univ. of Wyoming. 

 

Hartman, R. L. and D. J. Crawford.  1971.  In: IOPB Chromosome number reports. XXXI.  Taxon 20: 158-159.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1971.  Chromosome Numbers in Caryophyllaceae from Wyoming and adjacent states.  Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 98: 276-280.

 

Hartman, R. L.  1971.  The Family Caryophyllaceae in Wyoming.  M.S. thesis, Univ. of Wyoming, vi + 156 pp.



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