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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.
http://www.botany.com/
Brockman Memorial Tree Tour 
Eighty different species are described and illustrated as you take a virtual walk around the University of Washington. Common and Latin names are given.
http://www.washington.edu/home/treetour/
Dr. Arbor Talks Trees 
Learn how the roots, trunk, leaves, twigs, and buds are put together. Tells how to identify trees and what happens inside the tree.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3/02.html
Eco-Tree 
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.
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/
Flower Structure and Variations 
Learn the names for the various parts of a flower. From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
http://www.kew.org/ksheets/pdfs/b4flower.pdf
Hindmarsh Correa (Correa Calycina) 
Includes a fact sheet on this tall, branching shrub, and what is being done to help it.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05hindmarsh-correa.html
Leaf it Alone 
Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants.
http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
Natural Products Initiative 
Tells what economic botany is, and explains the collections at the museum.
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/ecp/ecp_sites/NPI_web/
Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life 
An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature.
http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
Plant Anatomy and Glossary 
Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants.
http://dallas.tamu.edu/weeds/anat.html
Plant Names 
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.
http://www.kew.org/ksheets/pdfs/b2names.pdf
Plant Nutrient Team 
Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans.
http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm
Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book 
Intended as a starting point for finding plant pathology sites on the net. It is divided into themed sections.
http://www.pk.uni-bonn.de/ppigb/ppigb.htm
Plants 
Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants.
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
Plants and Flowers 
Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery.
http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/flowers.htm
Plants and Our Environment 
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.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/
Real Trees 4 Kids 
Fun facts, photographs, and information about tree types, classification, life cycles, habitat, stems, rings, and harvesting operations.
http://www.realtrees4kids.org/
Talk About Trees 
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.
http://www.talkabouttrees.org
The Great Plant Escape 
Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
The Mysterious Venus Flytrap 
Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one.
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
Tree Identification 
Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics.
http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
Trees 
Full of interactive adventures to explain why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds, and how trees protect their space.
http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx
Trees are Terrific 
Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
Twig Walkingstick - Plants 
Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?"
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~twig/plants.html
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Last Updated: 2007-10-16 09:27:40
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