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r/botany

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Botany is the scientific study of plants. Topics may include: Evolution, Ecology, Morphology, Systematics, and Physiology.

Please use r/whatsthisplant for all plant identification requests.

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to r/botany by dhbandtren
2 days ago
Studying Botanical name and family name, morphology of 100 plants within 8 days
Biology
to r/botany by ratratte
1 month ago
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Triple tomato pistil
Structure
to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
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Discolored eggplant. Is this just overriping or oxidation?
Pathology
to r/botany by ExdigguserPies
9 months ago
What are the world's fastest (in terms of biomass) growing annual or herbaceous plants?
to r/botany by yumpickles112
3 months ago
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First Winter Flowers & Birds
to r/botany by Basic-Island-1786
1 year ago
Do you know of any good Floriaries?
Biology
to r/botany by MrZoraman
9 months ago
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I took a close up picture of a leaf on my spider plant and noticed tons of tiny bumps that I can't see with my naked eye. Are these individual plant cells or some other structure?
to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
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A flower within a flower
Biology
to r/botany by SHOWTIME316
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for What is the botanical term for the way that new leaves grow on most (all?) plants in the Solanaceae family? image
What is the botanical term for the way that new leaves grow on most (all?) plants in the Solanaceae family?
Physiology
to r/botany by SHOWTIME316
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Is this a known phenomenon? It appears like the apical meristem of these plants are "intentionally" dying to allow for axillary growth. I have also observed this happening with my Eutrochium purpureum at home. image
Is this a known phenomenon? It appears like the apical meristem of these plants are "intentionally" dying to allow for axillary growth. I have also observed this happening with my Eutrochium purpureum at home.
to r/botany by masalacrusher
11 months ago
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Question: what is going on with my Golden Lights Azalea?
to r/botany by Top-Perception3252
6 months ago
Discussion: Nutrient uptake questions
to r/botany by ratratte
10 months ago
Question: How to correctly measure multiplication rate of strawberry explants in vitro?
Question
to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for Discussion: Our cactus plant is dying. Idk what's killing it, but it's disintegrating, and you can see the insides. I just wanted to share the photos for anyone who finds them interesting image
Discussion: Our cactus plant is dying. Idk what's killing it, but it's disintegrating, and you can see the insides. I just wanted to share the photos for anyone who finds them interesting
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to r/botany by lazylittlelady
9 months ago
Discussion: We will be reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Waller Kimmerer on r/bookclub this February if you would like to join us!
Discussion
to r/botany by yunnyaro
11 months ago
Question: using a dichotomous key
Question
to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for Question: Sliced onion with white substance, that contains the sulfur compounds, oozing out of it. What's the technical term for that white substance? image
Question: Sliced onion with white substance, that contains the sulfur compounds, oozing out of it. What's the technical term for that white substance?
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to r/botany by Shoddy_Tie_17
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Question: Has anyone seen this before? The base of the leaf on my white velvet inch plant is turning the same color as the flower usually is! image
Question: Has anyone seen this before? The base of the leaf on my white velvet inch plant is turning the same color as the flower usually is!
Question
to r/botany by backupalter1
3 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for DISCUSSION: Onion with gnarly-looking rot. Cut it in half and found that only the first outer layer was affected image
DISCUSSION: Onion with gnarly-looking rot. Cut it in half and found that only the first outer layer was affected
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to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for QUESTION: It intrigues me that alliums can isolate attacks from fungi. I was cutting this onion and I saw that some inner layers were already under attack. The outer and more central layers are fine. Anyone know what fungus this is? image
QUESTION: It intrigues me that alliums can isolate attacks from fungi. I was cutting this onion and I saw that some inner layers were already under attack. The outer and more central layers are fine. Anyone know what fungus this is?
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to r/botany by backupalter1
4 weeks ago
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QUESTION: These 2 were part of the same stem on a cabbage. The one on the left was closer to the head. The one on right was at the bottom. What are those dark areas?
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to r/botany by theSpine12
5 months ago
Question: books that teach botany to kids
Educational
to r/botany by True_Verum
1 year ago
Question: Alocasia Fertile/Infertile List?
Question
to r/botany by Trees_and_bees_plees
9 months ago
Cotyledon questions.
Question
to r/botany by plytheman
9 months ago
Is there a relationship between tree seed size, shade tolerance, dispersal method, and successional niche?
Question