Botany, the topic of this category, is the branch of biology that studies plants, fungi, and algae and their structure, growth, reproduction, development, diseases, chemical properties, and evolutionary relationships among taxonomic groups.
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Provides a dictionary and an encyclopedia of plants and flowers. Users can search by scientific or common name. Also includes a number of resources such as USA plant hardiness and temperature zone map, leaf shapes, Latin plant names, list of botanical gardens and arboretums and botanical associations and societies.
http://www.botany.com/
Botany.com: Plant Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia to identify plants, flowers, trees and more. Includes a botanical dictionary, Latin plant name dictionary, plant hardiness zone temperature chart, USA plant hardiness zone map, pest and diseases index, and an online garden and plant store.
http://www.botany.com
The Doctor Fungus website is a reference service that makes it easy to learn about fungus and mycology. The website also has articles that explain how fungal infections can affect animals, plants, and people. You can also learn about the lab procedures uses to find fungi.
http://www.doctorfungus.org/
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
British organization that supports independent plant research. The Institute also provides technical services and training in plants. Includes a careers section for those interested in work at the Institute.
http://www.niab.com
Plants For A Future is an Internet resource that has great information on medical and edible plants. The site's large plant database has more than seven thousand entries covering both the United States and the United Kingdom. You can also learn about woodland style gardening here.
http://www.pfaf.org/
Contains the most accurate information about magic mushrooms. Includes discussion on the effects of magic mushrooms, trip reports, information on growing mushrooms, mushroom recipe index, gallery and message boards.
http://www.shroomery.org/
Provides information about a genus of edible mushroom, widely known as morels. Includes preserving information, recipe/cooking links, growing tips, and other useful information.
http://www.thegreatmorel.com/
Provides information about the uses, varieties, recipes and cultivation of this fine vegetable. Includes a clickable table of contents.
http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/
University and Jepson Herbaria
The University and Jepson Herbaria is an academic website that provides information about pressed plants and other plant specimens. Based at the Unviersity of California at Berkeley, the collection has over two million plant specimens. You can also access plant databases from this website.
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/
