Ohio State University, EEO Biology “My research area is angiosperm systematics, and in particular I focus on the following topics: (1) Evolution of morphological characters and the use of developmental data in developing homology hypotheses. (2) Species definition and the interpretation of molecular and morphological patterns at the base of the systematic hierarchy and their biogeographic implications. (3) Development and understanding of new characters, both morphological and molecular, for systematic use. (4) Systematic theory. The taxonomic group in which I work most is Orchidaceae, but I have interests in and active research in Ericaceae and Sarraceniaceae, as well as in higher level relationships among the monocots, especially the Hypoxidaceae and related families. “
freudenstein.1@osu.edu
