Professor of Biology
MAJOR AREA: Botany
OFFICE: B17a Life Science
PHONE: 817-272-2871, 817-272-2400
FAX: 817-272-2855
jdbacon@uta.edu

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (1975)

My research interests are in plant systematics. My major focus is the Hydrophyllacae, a moderately large family found mostly in the drier regions of North America. I am investigating systematic-evolutionary relationships within the group utilizing morphological, cytological and chemical methods.