Botany Summary

Anatomy of Plants The anatomy of plants relates to the internal structure and organization of the mature plant body, especially the vegetative organs of plants. Cells As in all other organisms, cells ... Read more

Identification of Plants All known plant species have names. Unfortunately, outside of flower shops and botanical gardens, they do not come with nametags. Therefore, it is often necessary to identify ... Read more

Botany in the Middle Ages, 700-1449 Overview The ancient Greeks, especially Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) and his pupil Theophrastus (c.370-285 B.C.), made important contributions to botany, the study of p... Read more

Advances in Botany Overview The eighteenth century saw the development of a new approach to the study of plants: an experimental approach. Botanists were influenced by the great strides that had been ... Read more

Advances in Plant Biology Since 1950 Overview Like many other areas of biology, the study of plants—also called botany—underwent dramatic changes over the past 50 years. Two major and re... Read more

Introduction As well as animals plants can also be used to produce fabrics. From plants such as flax (linen) you are able to produce fibre or thread that can then be spun. Around 7000 BC is when th... Read more