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Plant Encyclopedia

Botany Encyclopedia of Plants Pand Botanical Dictionary: Learn about any plant; photographs

NatureServe - An Online Encyclopedia of Life: A source for conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United] States and Canada; in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common] plants and animals

Encyclopedia of Plants and Botanical Dictionary: Learn about any plant; photographs- SEARCHABLE by keyword


Plant Links

Botany Links: Links to Sites about plants and botany


Plants

Aquatic Plant Glossary: Photographs, facts, and information

Botany:Internet Resource Links for Plants

Botany: Links to facts and information about botany topics

Designing and Building A Terrarium: Guidelines on how to build you own terrarium

Images of Plants and Garden Flowers

Learning About Photosynthesis: Links to sites with information about photosynthesis

NeoFlora - The World's Largest Plant Database: Over 38,000 plant entries; everything from trees to tropicals to flowers,etc.; descriptions, photographs

The Seedy Side of Plants from PBS: Learn the clever ways plants use to get around. Discover the unique methods seeds use to travel in their quest for survival, and how they adapt to unlikely environments. Learn how controversial genetic engineering is being used to alter the natural seed production of plants. Resources section, with listings of books about seeds, as well as links to related Web sites.

Tele-Garden: Use a robot to tend a living garden

vPlants: Search a database of more than 120,000 records of plant or fungi specimens by family, genus, species epithet, or common name.; more than 50,000 quality digital images so that users can examine the details of flowers, leaves, or fruits. Description pages that provide information about individual species or subspecies. Included is a glossary of terms for each group and links to related resources.


Plant Cells

Typical Plant Cell: A close view of a plant cell, facts, and information A large clickable-map graphic

Plant Cell Organelles: An INTERACTIVE close view of a plant cell, facts, and information A large clickable-map graphic


Photosynthesis

What is Photosynthesis? Learn about photosynthesis


Trees

What Tree is That? Identify common trees by name or by leaf, fruit, or nut; Learn what trees look like and how they grow

The Life of a Tree? Trace a year in the life of a tree. Observe the "four seasons" of buds, leaves, flowers, fruits, roots, the trunk and branches, then learn more about different types of trees and their pollen. Enter the Formidable Forms section for tree silhouettes and review the differences between conifers and broadleaf trees


Wildflowers

Wildflowers Links: Wildflower Images, facts and information


Online Field Guide

eNature.com: From the National Audubon Society:A MUST FOR RESEARCH! Includes a large thumbnail image, description, and varying additional information. about Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies, Fishes,Insects, Mammals, Reptiles, Seashells, Seashore Creatures, Spiders, Trees, Wildflowers PLUS Ask an Expert message board, Habitat Guides- SEARCHABLE by keyword

 


 


Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

1upinfo.com: A free enclyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE


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