Selected Botany Web Sites

Botany Education
http://www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/botedu_e.html
A truly interesting site with a wonderful archive of botany graphics. Included is "The Tropical Rainforest in Surinam" which is a guided tour around Surinam. This online area highlights Surinam's interior and the rainforest, with pictures of plants, people and animals, including sound and music. Diemerzeedijk, a Dioxin polluted Wasteland Flora is another unique aspect to this web site.

Carnivorous Plant Database
http://www.hpl.hp.com/bot/cp_home
Interested in flesh eating plants??? Then check out this site. You can access a database of over 3000 carnivorous plants to learn about their characteristics and habitats. Also, learn about what happens to folks who transport these plants illegally.

Center for Aquatic Plants
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/
The Center for Aquatic Plants is an excellent botany resource. Don't expect any sound bites here, but you will find great plant graphics. Lots of great botanic information.

The Internet Directory for Botany
http://herb.biol.uregina.ca/liu/bio/botany.shtml
The Internet Directory for Botany contains a very comprehensive list of botany web sites.

Tele-Garden
http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/
The Tele-Garden is a unique interactive web site. You can control a robotic arm to plant, water, and measure plants. You actually control the arm in real time!! An excellent resource for students to observe the growth of plants.

The Virtual Image Archive:Nature
http://imagiware.com/via/Nature/
The Virtual Image Archive: Nature is a great storehouse of images that can be downloaded to enhance a biology lesson. Images include plants, animals, and landscapes. Included at this site are links to other biology web resources with great graphics.

Glossary of Botanical Terms
http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/

Wisconsin Fast Plants
http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu/

What is Photosynthesis?
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html

The Last Straw: Plants and Water Stress
http://cycas.cit.cornell.edu/ise/home.html