Botany Web Resources

The 24 "Canoe Plants" of Ancient Hawaii

http://www.hawaii-nation.org/canoe
Interested in the plants of Hawaii? This site presents a general guide to the plants that were carried throughout the Hawaiian Islands by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes. Some basic information is provided about each plant along with a sketch/picture when available. Also included are Medicinal Hawaiian Plants, though this area of the site takes a while to load. Very interesting!

African Violets On-line

http://www.avsa.org/home.html
This is quite a site about the African Violet. Whether you're a beginner or have some expertise in the care and feeding of violets you will find this site interesting.

Albion College Vascular Plant Image Gallery

http://www.albion.edu/fac/biol/skean/vpimages.htm
The gallery consists of quick-loading images being developed for use by Biology class 216 at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. The plants are primarily from the eastern U.S. and Carribbean. A brief synopsis of the characteristics of the family of each plant is also available.

Album of Plants of Israel

http://www.tau.ac.il/~ibs/album
This is an extensive collection of photos of the plants of Israel, arranged by Hebrew name and by scientific name. There is some beautiful photography here.

American Association of Amateur Arborists

http://www.arborworks.org/
One great resource that the Amateur Arborist has provided is the ArborTag, a label for tree identification providing Latin and common names as well as other useful identifying information. Read about this and more on the AAAA site.

American Fern Society

http://amerfernsoc.org
All you ever wanted to know about ferns but didn't know who to ask, from a brief introduction to growing tips to the history of a fern to life cycles. Interesting and easy to navigate.

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine

http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/index.html
This is the story of "Methuselah," the earth’s oldest living inhabitant at 4,763 years, and other bristlecone pines. Learn about the discovery of these ancient trees, their history and their contribution to our knowledge of the past, and how best to see them in person. It’s fascinating, well documented reading with great pictures.

Australian National Botanic Gardens

http://www.anbg.gov.au/
Can't make it to Australia any time soon? Well here is your change to experience a cyber walk down an Aboriginal Trail. There are narratives about the trail, historical information on aboriginal food choices, and drawings of plant life.

Bioweb

http://members.aol.com/Bioweb98/page1.html
Bioweb is building a large collection of Nature related gifs and graphics for use on personal web pages. These graphics are perfect for wildlife, nature, outdoor and environmental web pages. All graphics contained on this page are owned and copyrighted by Bioweb98. You may copy them and use them for free on your personal web pages, provided you add a link to the Wildlife Biology Home Page or The Wildlife Jokes Page or Free Animated Wildlife Gifs somewhere on your web page.

Bloom

http://homearts.com/depts/garden/00gardc1.htm
This commercial site is focused mainly on the home gardener and house plant enthusiast, but offers some interesting general information about plants. Rich with content, it has a question and answer column as well as a searchable plant encylopedia and the site claims to be updated frequently. Well worth the visit!

CaliforniaWILD

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/CaliforniaWILD/cawild.htm
This site offers great information about the wildflowers of California. The drawing are beautiful and the information is useful -- a great combination.

The Center for Aquatic Plants

http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/
Included here: the full text of Nonindigenous Aquatic and Selected Terrestial Species of Florida, an extensive aquatic plant glossary, discussion of the benefits and detriments of aquatic plants, plant management methods, plus lots of current articles and links.

Center for Plant Conservation

http://www.mobot.org/CPC/welcome.html
"One out of every ten plants native to the United States is in danger of extinction." Come to the Center for Plant Conservation's web site and learn more about the problem, what is happening in plant conservation, and how you can help.

Chez Marco's Botany and Fieldwork Pages

http://www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker
Originating in Holland, this site offers botany articles and images, botany software information, links to worthwhile sites, and much more. There are a number of wonderful color photographs of plants, mainly from Europe and the rainforest of Suriname, South America. The author's explorations in Suriname are detailed, including information on those who live there. Interesting!

Cyberbotanica

http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/botany/
"A virtual chapter in medicinal botany," this site is a repository of information on the compounds used in cancer treatment and the plants they come from. Includes a 20-question quiz and a list of book and Internet sources.

Database of IPM Resources (DIR)

http://www.ipmnet.org/DIR
Integrated Pest Management works to control pests with a limited use of insecticides worldwide. This is their information retrieval system and allows you to access quickly the many plant, insect, crop, and related information sources on the Internet.

Gardening in the East Texas Piney Woods

http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith
Put up by the Smith County Agricultural Extension Service, this site offers east Texas gardeners lots of pertinent information. There are features on the local horticulture industry, advice for home gardeners, an explanation of the County's interesting Master Gardener program, and links to other gardening sites on the Web.

The Families of Flowering Plants

http://www.keil.ukans.edu/delta/angio/index.htm
This basic but nicely organized site offers a vast amount of technical information about flowering plants, some with illustrations. From habit and leaf form to reproductive type and taxonomy, you can find it here.

Florida Plants Online

http://www.floridaplants.com/
This is a huge site providing information on gardening and botanical questions in Florida and beyond. With a garden store, bookstore, and resources for nurseries, farmers, gardeners, and agroecologists, as well as Florida history buffs, Florida Plants has a lot to offer.

Hortworld

http://www.hortworld.com/
One of the great things about this large horticulture site is its word-and-picture descriptions of plants and their diseases. Just click on FoliageWorld or Ornamentals, then on Reference & Research and get great information to help you keep your plants healthy. Also: growers, botanical gardens, links, and more.

Internet Directory for Botany

http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/botmenu.html
This site contains an alphabetical directory and a subject category directory of more than 3200 botany links(!), frequently updated. Includes search engines and a number of mirror sites.

The Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book

http://www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/extern/ppigb/ppigb.htm
This is a great place to explore serious sites on plant pathology, applied entomology, and related fields, with more than 1000 reviewed and annotated resources listed. This site uses mirrors in Germany and the U.K.

Royal Botanic Gardens KEW

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/index.html
This organization's mission is "to enable better management of the earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant kingdom". The site's a great tool for accomplishing that mission, with a search engine, conservation, education, and research information, and links.

Scott's Botanical Links

http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx
Dr. Scott Russell has spent a lot of time and effort in developing and maintaining this site. In addition to a large topical index of botany websites, he offers the botany link-of-the-day, which includes a site review. These are archived for reference. Site also includes news, a botany search tool, and frequent link checks.

Seeds of Change Garden

http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/
The Seeds of Change Garden web site is the result of the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Partners Initiative, and was created by the New Mexico State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics. There are garden activities for all seasons, recipes, and lots of wonderful information about the origins of food crops. Turn on the Teacher/Parent Notes and get extra information on each page. Cool!

STUDYING OCEAN COLOR FROM SPACE - G. C. Feldman, from the NASA Office of Mission to Planet Earth's Education Office

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS/LIVING_OCEAN/TEACHER1.html
Teacher's Guide with Activities to phytoplankton, carbon cycle, earth as a greenhouse, etc.

A Survey of the Plant Kingdoms

http://www.mancol.edu/science/biology/plants_new/intro/start.html
"This study presents examples of the diversity of the major plant groups" and delves into such areas as the plant kingdoms, how classification systems work, and plant anatomy. Lots of information with great photos as well as drawings.

The Telegarden

http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/
Participate in planting and watering plants in this virtual garden. A neat idea, executed creatively.

A Tour of the Flynn Bogs System

http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/flynnbog/FB1.HTML
Take a tour of the Flynn Bogs System of Leon County, Texas, courtesy of Texas A&M. The tour begins with wet woodlands, finishes with hilltop lakes, and includes species lists with photographs for both the wet and dry areas of this unique area.

The Ultimate Tree-Ring Web Pages

http://www.valdosta.edu/~grissino/
Interested in "The Principle of Aggregate Tree Growth?" or want to find out why fire is beneficial to some forests? You’ll find this information and so much more here at the definitive resource of dendrochronology (tree ring study). Don’t miss the great pictures with quiz questions and answers.

The University Experiment Farm at Kearneysville

http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm1.html
West Virginia University does tree fruit research and education at its Kearneysville farm. Tree fruit pest and disease information is here in word and picture, along with new developments, weather, and a good collection of tree fruit links.

Virtual Cell

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/
WOW! This is a wonderfully exciting and versatile way to view a plant cell. You can cut it, turn it, zoom in. This is a place to spend some time!

Welcome to the World of Amber

http://www.emporia.edu/S/www/earthsci/amber/amber.htm
No, not a lovely lady, but that clear sticky stuff that came out of trees and trapped insects (and dinosaur DNA!) This very intelligent scientific site goes into great detail on what amber is and what it has been used for.

Western Wetland Flora

http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/othrdata/westflor/westflor.htm
Western Wetland Flora is a field guide containing color photographs, line drawings, distinquishing features, range maps and textual descriptions for 300 species of wetland plants. An identification key and illustrated glossary are included.

What Is Photosynthesis?

http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html
This site provides a comprehensive listing of photosynthesis articles and sites published on the web. The articles range from activities to help kids understand phtosynthesis to more complex discussions.

The Wonderful World of Trees

http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english
The Wonderful World of Trees keeps both teachers and students in mind by offering a teacher's room with instructions and a student's corner where a learning guide can be found. A year in the life of a tree, uses for trees, and society's efforts to perserve plant life are explored.

World Class Giant Pumpkins

http://www.athenet.net/~dang/pumpkins.html
Unless you're a producer, you'll be surprised at the planning that goes into growing a giant pumpkin. This site covers it all, with growing techniques, weighing sites, and what to do about insects, plus links to soil testing and the RotWeb (composting).

Electronic Journals and WebZines in Botany
(for more journals, see list in General Biology)

Annals of Botany

http://www.hbuk.co.uk/ap/journals/bo.htm

Australian Journal of Botany

http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ajb/electronic.html

Australian Systematic Botany

http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/asb/index.html

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ajpp/electronic.html

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

http://200.19.230.10

British Society for Plant Pathology News

http://www.bspp.org.uk/bsppnews/

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

http://www.nrc.ca/aic-journals/cjps.html

Journal of Experimental Botany

http://www.oup.co.uk/exbotj/

Molecular Plant Pathology On-line

http://www.bspp.org.uk/mppol/

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

http://www.hbuk.co.uk/ap/journals/pp/

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0735-9640

The Plant Cell

http://www.plantcell.org/

Plant Physiology

http://www.plantphysiol.org/

Plant Cell Reports

http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00299/index.htm

Sexual Plant Reproduction

http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00497/index.htm

University Web Pages in Botany

Botany 201
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants, Spring, 1998

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/Wilson/tfp/tfphome1.html
Introduction to flowering plant systematics.Information online includes base course data, student information, exam keys, and a developing base of tutorials for both lecture and laboratory.Links are provided for access to plant biodiversity data available on the Web.The system carries an evolving suite of Web pages representing experimental efforts to present information relevant to course objectives.By Hugh D. Wilson, Texas A&M University.

Forest and Shade Tree Pathology

http://www.forestpathology.org
Concepts and practice of the study of tree diseases. Concepts of disease, types, management, ecology, epidemiology, and identification. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, and links to related materials. By Jim Worrall and Paul Manion, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Forest Entomology

http://gaia.flemingc.on.ca/~pbell/entom.htm
Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, assignments, exams, student work, and links to related materials. By Paul D. Bell, Sir Sandford Fleming College and Trent University, Canada.

Forest Pathology

http://gaia.flemingc.on.ca/~pbell/patho.htm
Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, assignments, exams, student work, and links to related materials. By Paul D. Bell, Sir Sandford Fleming College and Trent University, Canada.

General Botany for Non-Science Majors

http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/PBIO/PBIO/pbio.html
An evolutionary and ecological approach to fundamental concepts and processes of plants, their place in the biosphere, their importance to humans as food, psychoactive compounds and materials, and the impact of humans on plants and their environment. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, and links to related materials. By James L. Reveal, et al., University of Maryland.

Plant Molecular Genetics

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc731/index.html
Graduate course. Transgenic regulatory process in the United States. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, assignments, exams, student work, and links to related materials. By Phillip McClean, North Dakota State University.

Plant Taxonomy

http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/PBIO/pb250/index.html
Introduction to plant identification, naming, and classification of vascular plants, emphasizing the history, origins, and technical aspects of systematic botany. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, and links to related materials. By James L. Reveal, University of Maryland.

Plants, People and the Environment

http://ampere.scale.uiuc.edu/pb102/
Introductory course in plant biology for undergraduates. Variety of interactive topics. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, exams, grades, and links to related materials. By Richard Crang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Spring Flora of the North

http://www.ih.cc.mn.us/ihcc/Virtual Campus/Flora/flora_1.htm
Online guide for field course on springtime flora of the Twin City area. Offered on campus and online. Syllabus. Lecture notes. Graphics. By Dennis O'Melia, Inver Hills Community College.

Survey of the Plant Kingdoms

http://www.mancol.edu/science/biology/plants_new/intro/start.html
Users can browse plant descriptions. Resource site for students at all levels and amateurs who appreciate plants as gifts of nature. Lecture notes and links to related materials. By Frances M. Cardillo, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY.

Taxonomy of Flowering Plants

http://www.isc.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfphome1.html
Introduction to flowering plant systematics. An evolving suite of Web pages. Syllabus, student information, exam keys, lab and lecture tutorials, links to plant biodiversity data. By Hugh D. Wilson, Texas A&M University.

Tropical Ecology and Conservation Biology in Venezuela

http://fire.scifac.csuohio.edu/venezuela/
Research projects conducted in a tropical, dry forest site in southwestern Venezuela. Taught in collaboration with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Universidad de los Andes in Merida, Venezuela. Assignments and links to related materials. By Michael Walton, Cleveland State University.