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Botany Web Sites

Online Biology Book: Table of Contents

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Home Page (i.e. Extension Service) - a wealth of information. Lots of publications in the Publications box.

Botany Handbook of Florida

Common Pines of Florida

Common Oaks of Florida

Environmental Horticulture - Lots of plant publications.

Tree Web Site
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trjuly99.htm

Plants

          Introduction to Flowering Plants
          http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/flow1.htm

          Flowering Plant Diversity
          http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/flow2.htm

Plants and their Structure

Botany Online - Structure of a Plant Cell
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e04/04a.htm

Molecular Expressions Cell Biology
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/plantcell.html

Flower Web Sites:

Reproductive parts of Flowering Plants - Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/reproch.htm

External Plant Anatomy - Roots, Stems, Twigs, Leaves
http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/vegchar.htm

Glossary of Natural History Terms Vol #8 Botanical Terms
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss8botany.html

Wayne's Word Noteworthy Plants
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/worthypl.htm

Wayne's Word Natural History Links
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/wayne.htm

Florida Wildflower Showcase
http://www.flwildflowers.com/
some photos are mediocre, but many are quite good

Web Sites for Photosynthesis and Plant Communities

Chapter on Photosynthesis from the Online Biology Book
PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Web site for local Perdido pitcher plant prairie - includes map with hiking directions, and photo and descriptions of bog flora. Has a conservation slant.
http://www.cpjungle.com/perdido.htm

Websites for Blackwater River State Forest - hiking trails - good stands of pitcher plants in State Forest - Bear Lake, 3 Notch Road, along many roads in forest.
               http://www.wildflorida.tlh.fl.us/places/bwmap.html
               http://www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/blackwater.htm
               http://www.fl-dof.com/Recreation/Trailwalker/trail_list.html

Web sites for local plant communities: (all made by local biologist)

Seagrasses - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/seagras/seagras.html
Saltmarsh - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/salmars/sltmars.html
Barrier island - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/barrier/barrier.html
Freshwater& woodland swamp - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/marswmp/freswet.html
Pine - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/pine/Pine.html
Upland hardwood forest - http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/upland/Upland.html

Florida Fungi:
http://www.polaris.net/~annep/FloridaFungi/FNPS.html

Web Sites for Plant Diversity

Visit these websites for a good overview of the land plants. These sites are from the University of the West Indies. Additional links will take you to a glossary and a web based lab.

Fern allies:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/pter3.htm

Ferns:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/pter2.htm

Evolution of the Seed:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/seed.htm

Gymnosperms (pines):
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/gym1.htm

Cycads:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/gym2.htm

More Gymnosperms:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/gym3.htm

Flowering Plants:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/flow1.htm

More Flowering Plants:
http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/flow2.htm

The Waynes Word site is a large natural history site with numerous links. Click on the link below for the botany site. Spend a little time exploring Waynes Word. There is bound to be something of interest to everyone.
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar99.htm


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