Botany

General | Plant Taxonomy | Plant Anatomy | Endangered Plant Species

General

Autumn Leaves? Why do leaves change color in the Fall?
Explains how plants make food, why their leaves change color in the fall, and how plants prepare for winter.  Includes a word scramble and three projects to do with an adult. Developed by Science Made Simple, Inc., publisher of educational materials.

BBC - Gardening - Gardening with Children
Articles for children on plants and gardens, from the BBC. Elementary.

BSA Image Collection
A collection of educational images for instructional use.
Created by the Botanical Society of America.

Biology4Kids.com: Plants
An overview of Botany from Andrew Rader Studios. Elementary.

Biology of Plants: Introduction
The life cycle of a plant, how it grows, eats, and makes new plants. From the Missouri Botanical Garden. Elementary.

Careers in Botany
The Botanical Society of America presents the reasons some of their members chose careers in Botany. High School.

The Great Plant Escape
Solve six different "mysteries" about how plants grow.  Learn about a plant's life cycle and structure, soil nutrients, and flowers.  Includes a teachers' guide. Sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, for 4th and 5th grade students.

Photosynthesis
Discusses the processes and stages of photosynthesis, leaves and leaf structure, the nature of light, chlorophyll, includes links to related web sites, and more. Developed by Michael J. Farabee, a biology instructor at Estrella Mountain Community College.

Plant Talking Points
Ways that plants influence our lives, including in crime detection and cleaning the air. Elementary, Junior High.

Why Study Plants?
Reasons people study botany. Junior High, High School.

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Plant Taxonomy (The Scientific Order of Plants)

Angiosperms
Information about flowering plants in the context of biology from the Tree of Life Project. High School.

Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest
Includes an interactive identification guide, photos, and facts. From Oregon State University. Junior High, High School.

Natural Perspective: Plant Kingdom
Explains the classification system for plants.  Links to more detailed information about mosses, ferns, conifers, flowering dicots, and flowering monocots. Maintained by Susan and Ari Kornfeld who are writers, naturalists, and students of the natural sciences and humanities at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.

Welcome to the PLANTS Database
US Department of Agriculture database of the plants of the United States. Includes classification, characteristics, images, and where the plant grows. Junior High and High School.

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Plant Anatomy

Delicious Pieces: The Vegetables We Eat
Introduces the basics of plant parts and the plant life cycle through vegetables. From Washington State University. Junior High, High School.

Plants & Their Structure
rovides diagrams and explanations of plant anatomy from the whole plant down to the cellular level. Developed by Michael J. Farabee, a biology instructor at Estrella Mountain Community College.

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Endangered Plant Species

NatureServe Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life
Search NatureServe to find scientific and common names, conservation status, distribution maps, life histories, and conservation needs of endangered species.  You can search by plant name, location, and conservation status. Created by the Association for Biodiversity Information.

Species Information: Threatened and Endangered Plants
A list of America’s threatened and endangered plant species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Last Updated: July 6, 2009