Until you’ve consumed all of the best Botany books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification (2013)
- Botany for Gardeners, 3rd Edition (2010)
- Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary (2001)
- The Secret Life of Plants (1989)
- The Botany Coloring Book (1982)
- Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families (2006)
- The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2002)
- The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work (2019)
- From Seed to Plant (1991)
- Marijuana Botany: An Advanced Study: The Propagation and Breeding of Distinctive Cannabis (1993)
- Botany For Dummies (2011)
- Edible Wild Plants: Eastern/Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) (1999)
- Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers (2019)
- What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses (2013)
Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification (2013)
Botany in a Day, now available in a full-color version, is the plant identification method that thousands have used and learned. Looking for a faster, easier, and engaging way to identify plants? Related plants have similar characteristics, and they often have similar uses. Rather than learning new plants one-at-a-time, it is possible to learn them by the hundreds, based on plant family patterns.Each family of related plants has unique patterns for identification.
Botany for Gardeners, 3rd Edition (2010)
What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. Written in accessible language, this must-have guide allows gardeners and horticulturists to understand plants from the plant's point of view.
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary (2001)
Plant identification employs an extensive and complex terminology. Professional botanists often need several years in the field to master this terminology, and it presents a daunting obstacle to the student of botany. The meaning of most botanical terms, however, is immediately apparent when an illustration is available. That is the purpose of this volume.
The Secret Life of Plants (1989)
Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. A perennial bestseller.In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants.
The Botany Coloring Book (1982)
The Botany Coloring Book is an exciting, new approach to learning botany. Though this book is of particular value to students of botany, any reader with an interest in plant life will find it an enjoyable and highly effective way to learn about plants.Coloring provides an effective means of learning the fundamentals of botany.
Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families (2006)
This easy-to-use book helps you acquire a wealth of fascinating information about plants. There are 130 pages with text, each facing 130 pages of beautiful illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. Included is a coloring guide for the realistic illustrations. The illustration pages are composed of scientifically accurate line drawings with the true sizes of the plants indicated.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2002)
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship.
The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work (2019)
Plants play a critical role in how we experience our environment. They create calming green spaces, provide oxygen for us to breathe, and nourish our senses.
From Seed to Plant (1991)
With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination.
Marijuana Botany: An Advanced Study: The Propagation and Breeding of Distinctive Cannabis (1993)
Marijuana Botany presents the scientific knowledge and propagation techniques used to preserve and multiply vanishing Cannabis strains. Also included is information concerning Cannabis genetics and breeding used to begin plant improvement programs. The book presents scientific and horticultural principles, along with their practical applications, necessary for the breeding and propagation of Cannabis and in particular, marijuana.
Botany For Dummies (2011)
Employment of biological scientists is projected to grow 21% over the next decade, much faster than the average for all occupations, as biotechnological research and development continues to drive job growth. Botany For Dummies gives you a thorough, easy-to-follow overview of the fundamentals of botany, helping you to improve your grades, supplement your learning, or review before a test.
Edible Wild Plants: Eastern/Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) (1999)
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers (2019)
Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with colorful flowers? No matter what kind of plant fan you are, it’s easy to make more of your favorite plants—and it can be done for free! Plant Parenting is a beginner-friendly introduction to plant propagation. Leslie F.
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses (2013)
How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect’s tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they remember the weather? For centuries we have marveled at plant diversity and form―from Charles Darwin’s early fascination with stems to Seymour Krelborn’s distorted doting in Little Shop of Horrors.
Best Botany Books Everyone Should Read
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Botany Bay and the First Fleet: The Real Story
Author(s): Alan Frost
ID: 2394408, Publisher: Black Inc., Year: 4 Jun 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Format: epub
Planting the World: Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany
Author(s): Jordan Goodman
ID: 2604209, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Year: 2020, Size: 7 Mb, Format: epub
Opium poppy botany, chemistry and pharmacology
Author(s): Kapoor, L. D
ID: 2786518, Publisher: CRC Press, Year: 2020, Size: 517 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really chart-busters according to Los Angeles Times, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.