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United States Department of Agriculture: Plants - http://plants.usda.gov
Provides information on plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the United States and its territories. Users can search by name, geographic distribution, or other characteristics. |
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Botany.com - http://www.botany.com/
An encyclopedia of plants where you can look a plant up by its common name or its botanical name. It also includes a dictionary of botanical words and information about pests, diseases, and weather. |
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Wikipedia: Botany - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany
Covers a wide range of subjects that study plants, algae, and fungi. Topics include the importance of botany, etymology, history, and botanists. |
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Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book - http://www.pk.uni-bonn.de/ppigb/ppigb.htm
Intended as a starting point for finding plant pathology sites on the net. It is divided into themed sections. |
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Science and Plants for Schools - http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/
Provides descriptions and photographs of trees and shrubs in Great Britain and Ireland. Includes an image database. |
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The Great Plant Escape - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life. |
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The Amazing Story of Kudzu - http://www.maxshores.com/kudzu/
History, varied uses for kudzu plants, links and references. |
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Plants-In-Motion - http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html
Contains short movie clips that show movements of plants and flowers over an extended period of time. Also includes learning projects and plant art. Apple QuickTime is required to view the movie clips. |
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EnchantedLearning: Plant Glossary - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/glossary/index.shtml
Contains a wide variety of terms associated with botany and paleobotany (which is the study of plant fossils, or ancient plants). |
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Real Trees 4 Kids - http://www.realtrees4kids.org/
Fun facts, photographs, and information about tree types, classification, life cycles, habitat, stems, rings, and harvesting operations. |
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The Mysterious Venus Flytrap - http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one. |
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Natural Products Initiative - http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/ecp/ecp_sites/NPI_web/
Tells what economic botany is, and explains the collections at the museum. |
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Exploring the Secret Life of Trees - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/
Tells what different parts do and why they are important to the health of the tree. |
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The Noble Foundation: Plants Image Gallery - http://www.noble.org/webapps/plantimagegallery/
An identification resource that covers plants, grasses, and trees. Information is sorted by common name, scientific name, and by the “family” to which it belongs. |
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Trees are Terrific - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us. |
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Biology of Plants - http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Provides an introduction to plants. Topics include how they grow, individual plant parts, making food, pollination, seed dispersal, adaptations, and how they help the environment. |
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Brockman Memorial Tree Tour - http://www.washington.edu/home/treetour/
Eighty different species are described and illustrated as you take a virtual walk around the University of Washington. Common and Latin names are given. |
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Dr. Arbor Talks Trees - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3/02.html
Learn how the roots, trunk, leaves, twigs, and buds are put together. Tells how to identify trees and what happens inside the tree. |
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Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life - http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature. |
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Celebrating Wildflowers: Texas Hill Country Coloring Book - http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/txhill/
Provides accurate drawings of 63 wildflowers. Flowers listed by both common name and scientific name. Each drawing includes coloring guide. |
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Plant Names - http://www.kew.org/ksheets/pdfs/b2names.pdf
Information on scientific plant names including why they are written in Latin, why they change and how to write scientific names in an English document. |
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Plants and Our Environment - http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/
Offers information on basic biology as well as explanations of different parts, pollination, germination, photosynthesis and spreading seeds. Also includes simple quizzes on each section and a glossary. |
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Hindmarsh Correa (Correa Calycina) - http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05hindmarsh-correa.html
Includes a fact sheet on this tall, branching shrub, and what is being done to help it. |
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Eco-Tree - http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/
Learn about the parts of a tree by clicking on the drawing. Page explains the purpose of the leaves, trunk and roots. Photosynthesis and types of seeds are also discussed. |
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Purdue University: Horticulture - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/flowers/flowers.htm
Provides an alphabetical list of plants, flowers, and ornamentals. Also includes pictures. |
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Plant Nutrient Team - http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm
Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans. |
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Leaf it Alone - http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants. |
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Plants and Flowers - http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/flowers.htm
Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery. |
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Flower Structure and Variations - http://www.kew.org/ksheets/pdfs/b4flower.pdf
Learn the names for the various parts of a flower. From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. |
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Talk About Trees - http://www.talkabouttrees.org
Non-profit program dedicated to educating children about the responsible management and use of California's most renewable resource. Includes resources for students and teachers, including lessons, games, and other resources. |