Botany


Feature Writer: Sharon Falsetto
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Welcome to Botany!

Botany is defined as the scientific study of plants. Here, the complex world of plants is explained in:

  • Ethnobotany - study of how different cultures use plants
  • Medicinal plants - various medicinal plant profiles, uses and history
  • Plant Ecology – relationship of plants to the environment and the different plant ecology systems throughout the world
  • Plant Species - plant profiles, identification of trees, flowers and plants from the smallest to the largest; use of various plant species
  • General - Mini-histories, guides, plant terminology, profiles of botanists throughout history - and some fun articles about current plant related topics and fashion!

Not sure where to start? See the botany blog, in addition to the botany articles.

feature articles
Sharon Falsetto

Do Plants Need Soil to Grow?

In: Plant Ecology

There are some types of plants which grow without the need for soil; these types of plants are known as hydroponic plants and air plants. more...

Cacti with Christmas Names

In: Plant Species

Christmas cactus, desert Christmas cactus and mistletoe cactus are different plant species; learn the differences between cacti with Christmas names. more...

Botany in Nineteenth Century Art

In: Botany (general)

There were many artists in the nineteenth century who painted flowers, trees and plants; Redoute, Manet, Monet and Van Gogh were perhaps the most famous botany artists. more...

The Cactus Family

In: Plant Species

The cactus family is an ancient botanical family which is native to dry, desert regions of the Americas; the Cactaceae plant family includes many familiar cacti. more...

Native Plants of Ancient Indian Wupatki People

In: Ethnobotany

The ancient Indian ruins at Wupatki in northern Arizona hold many secrets of a lost past; those secrets include the crops and plants grown by the local Native Indians. more...

Claude Monet and the Gardens of Giverny

In: Botany (general)

Claude Monet was one of the great French impressionists who drew inspiration for some of his most famous paintings from the gardens of his home at Giverny in France. more...

The Rhododendron Species

In: Plant Species

Rhododendrons are grown in many North American and European gardens; however, the rhododendron species originated from the East, brought to Europe by plant explorers. more...

The Sweet Box Plant Species

In: Medicinal Plants

Sweet box plant species is native to the Himalayas and has been used medicinally by indigenous people for centuries; sweet box was brought to Europe in the 19th century. more...

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