Descriptions of the sites are linked by this graphic (
) to previously appearing daily descriptions. If that link failed in my monthly checking of the links, the following symbol will be shown instead (
). Particularly authoritative sites are marked with an exclamation point (
- I am still in the process of adding these). All links were last checked on 9 June 1999 (Total links checked: 3015) by CyberSpyder Link Check. This month's entries are resting in a temporary file until the end of the month.
General Internet Resources:
- General Internet Resources:
- FreeDictionary.Com - including many botanical terms. Synomyms, antonyms and related words are given and linked
- CIA World Factbook - political data on countries, along with maps, flags, contact locations, currency, etc.
- Online Language Dictionaries and Translators - cross-translation links to 199 foreign (and domestic) languages
- Lektora - RSS Reader - a free newsfeed reader for Windows, Mac and Linux browsers
- Weblogg-ed: RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators - how to use "Really Simple Syndication" as a technical tool for distibuting exercises, discussions and keeping interest of technically inclined students
- Internet Archive: Wayback Machine - look up old web pages
- How a Domain is Activated - explanation of how Domain Name Service (DNS) and IP addresses work
- NCSA Mosaic Tenth Anniversary - history and impact of the first graphical web browser
- The Elements of Style - classic reference to English usage
- Googlewhacking: The Search for 'The One' - a silly web fad
- whereonearth/geozip - provides latitude & longitude, geographical coordinates
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program Isopleth Maps - maps on concentration and deposition of SO4, NO3, NH4, Ca, K, Mg, Na, Cl, H+ (pH) and H2O
- Alltimezones.Org - maps, current time and time zones
- Translation Experts - almost 30 languages translated
- Web Search Engines FAQS: Questions, Answers, and Issues - characteristics of web databases, including Google, Altavista, AllTheWeb and others
- Cyber Attacks During the War on Terrorism - A Predictive Analysis - system hacker security concerns
- FINDarticles.com - Search for full text articles.
- Symantec Security Updates - anti-virus, hoax and security information
- "Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design" Revisited Three Years Later - Internet flaws in HTML construction that impede Web use
- useit.com: usable information technology - advice on HTML coding and mistakes in Web design to avoid
- Copyright and Fair Use - law, court cases and history of copyright law
- SANS Institute: Ten Most Critical Internet Security Threats - specific programs, backdoors, computer security holes that should be closed to prevent most hacker attacks
- SANS Institute Online - hacker threats, solutions and computer security recommendations
- NetFactual.Com - growth of Internet domains, DNS servers and the web
- F-Secure Computer Virus Info Center - anti-virus database
- Wormhole to the Rest of the Internet - search engine access site and web references
- Oingo Meaning-Based Search - Meaning-based search engine with a well developed science directory.
- Lookoff.com - Internet Search Tutorial - information about how to use search engines
- WorldSkip.Com - international customs, country information and travel
- Price Watch: Street Price Search Engine - pricing service for economically buying high techology products
- Search Engine Colossus - international web links & search engines
- Birth of the Internet - brief history of networking
- Federal Science and Technology Websites - Directory of science and technology websites published by the federal government.
- WDVL: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Web Technology - authoring, design, graphics, software and vocabulary for WWW
- CERT® Coordination Center - response site to hacker and virus security threats
- SETI@home: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home - data analyzing screensaver
- Internet Traffic Report - diagnose network problems
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - software download
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline v4.0 - a history of Internet development with statistics
- TerraServer: The World's Largest Database - satellite imagery, remote sensing
- National Atlas of the United States of America - maps of every state
- The Swiss Web Knife - access to lots of useful links
- Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet - legislative activities of US Congress
- Dogpile - a premiere metasearch engine for Internet links
- Metafind - a premiere metasearch engine for Internet links
- Metacrawler - a premiere metasearch engine for Internet links
- GVU's 7th WWW User Survey - questionnaire on every aspect of the Internet
- Electronic Privacy Information Center - Internet freedom and surveillance of users through cookies & other means
- Search Engine Watch - Internet information technology site
- HTML Crash Course for Educators - tutorial site on the programming language of the WWW (World-Wide Web)
- HTML Reference Manual encyclopedic reference for website construction
- Internet Resources for the Biologist - WWW, Gopher, WAIS and FTP resources to important sites
- Exploring the Net! - Explanation of Internet resource types and uses
- Research on the Internet - a how-to site with lots of links
- Computer Virus Database - by name
- Virus Bulletin - Current data on computer viruses
- TUCOWS: The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
- SimTelNet Software FTP Site
- BIOPAK -- Software for Computing Plant Biomass - FTP and FAQs
- RealAudio Player - FTP download site
- Listservs and Email Addresses:
- Centre for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research (CIEER) - listserv and gateway to resources
- Tomorrow's-Professor Listserv - essays about teaching, tenure, employment
- ONElist [became groups.yahoo.com in 2001] - free listserv and discussion group resource
- HMS Beagle - webzine for biological and medical research with databases, websites
- MAD Scientist Network - 400 scientists answer questions on anything about science
- Publically Accessible Mailing Lists - Listserv index by alphabetical list and subject
- Lycos Searches for People, Places, Businesses and Web Sites - a national phonebook with email addresses
- Usenet Newsgroups and Archives:
- Do Plants Feel Pain? - Essay from Usenet
- Botanical Electronic News (BEN) - Newsgroup newsletter
- bionet.plants Usenet Newsgroup | Archive
- bionet.plants.education Usenet Newsgroup | Archive
- sci.bio.botany Usenet Newsgroup
Web Resource Pages for Botany:
- General Science:
- Atlas of Canada - data maps for geographic features, ecology, climate, social characters and more
- Google Scholar - database of articles, preprint repositories and university and scholarly sites
- Electronic Statistics Textbook - an online statistics handbook at the beginning to advanced level
- Human Cloning: Techniques, history and perspectives - techniques of in vitro fertilization and cloning, a timeline of cloning, current policies, and historical viewpoints
- Classification of Life on Earth at Iziko Museums - Iziko Museums of Cape Town's site on kingdoms of animals, fungi and plants
- Science Toys - a site celebrating the science around us, for K-8 and hobbyists
- Can SETI Succeed: Carl Sagan and Ernst Mayr Debate - perhaps the most famous discussion of the problem of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
- Timelinescience - 1000 Years of Scientific Thought - activities, commentary and scientific explanations based on the past 1000 years of science
- Chemistry, Biology and related disciplines in the WWW - English and German sites on major aspects of plant biology
- NCDC Freeze/Frost Maps - freeze/frost probability maps for the US
- Virtual Classroom Biology - images, explanations and exercises on basic biology topics
- Van Leeuwenhoek Microscope Replica - how to make a simple glass sphere microscope
- Germs from Nowhere: Spontaneous Generation - history of discovery of microbial activity and sterilization
- Earth Observatory - pictorial documentation of much information of life on earth, including event monitoring, reference pages, feature articles and experiments
- Biosphere 3D - QTVR portrayals of atlas information on rotatable globes, including climate, pollution, population and much more
- National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center - detailed information and predictions on Atlantic and Pacific tropical storms
- Microbes.info - featuring "hot germ news", world disease information, societies
- Global Land Environments During the Last 130,000 Years - chronology and maps of glacial coverage during the Ice Age
- NOBEL SITE: Microscopes Help Scientists Explore Hidden Worlds - phase contrast, fluorescence, transmission electron and scanning tunneling microscopy are featured
- The Virtual Fossil Museum - tree of life, fossil sites, geological history but not much on plants
- Science Friday - weekly science radio show on National Public Radio (NPR)
- Basic Microscopy-An Important Skill for Plant Pathologists - what all students should know about microscopy
- Powers of Ten - From intergalactic space to the interior of a proton, at powers of 10 meters per view
- EarthViewer - view an earth imaging system
- Science.Gov - encyclopedic access to US government publications on science
- New York Times: Life Science - collection of well written articles in many areas of science
- Open Door Web Site: Biology - introductory biology text and online information, with quizzes, text, facts & figures, laboratory work
- National Academy Press - free online books concerning a wide variety of scientific, ecological and social issues
- NOAA Ocean Explorer - deep sea exploration and research
- Toporama Canada - downloadable Natural Resources Canada topographic maps
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - online mapping, FIPS55 place codes & physical geographical features
- TopoZone.Com - downloadable USGS topographic maps
- Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics - math encyclopedia covering algebra, geometry, calculus and beyond
- Landmarks In the History of Genetics - timeline of genetic discoveries, discoverers, and implications of new findings
- Access Excellence: About Biotech - careers, bioethics, genomics, applications of biotech, scientific principles, and biographies are covered here
- Biophysics Textbook Online - biophysics topics, including membranes, photosynthesis, many topics
- Biological Weapons Control and Bioterrorism Resources from ASM - American Society for Microbiology reports on biological weapons threats
- BBC Litmus Test: A Science Quiz Challenge - online quiz contest by the BBC
- Scirus - Search Engine for Scientific Information Only - a science web search portal, allowing advanced searches for articles, scientist's home pages, abstracts, patents, conferences
- Fear of Physics - everything you should know before taking college physics; online quizzes, tutorials
- SciTechResources.Gov - government resources for scientists, engineers, botanists and other scientists
- Calculators On-Line Center - calculators of all description
- Global Earth History - plate tectonics and paleogeography if the Phanerozoic Earth
- Biology Careers Page - links site for career development and future employment
- World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings - life origins, evolution, creation
- drkoop.com - Consumer medicine by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Koop
- National Weather Warnings - National Weather Service warnings for tornado, hurricane, flash flood, marine advisories and thunder & winter storms
- National Weather Service Home Page - NOAA reference site for weather forecasts, warnings, radar, satellite images, climatic data and county-by-county predictions
- Explore with Maps - world, national, city and local maps, including topographic maps
- ClimateTrend.Com - thermal trends and temperature changes from 1900
- Global Warming - climatic change with an online quiz
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center - encyclopedic site on long-term weather and climate change
- Copyright and Fair Use - law, court cases and history of copyright law
- The Problem of Species Extinction - site emphasizing biodiversity, encroachment of man and irreversible nature of species death
- Origin Expository - origins of life from creationism and mythology to current scientific thought
- Earth Observatory - NASA satellite imagery; atmospheric, oceanic,and land cover data.
- BioMed Central - journal publication site
- MagPortal.Com - access to numerous online magazine articles
- Sunrise/Sunset Calculator - astronomic calculation of daily solar position
- Oingo Meaning-Based Search - Meaning-based search engine with a well developed science directory.
- Micscape - Teaching resources for microscopy.
- eNature.com - Online Audubon Field Guides
- The Scout Report - new links for science & engineering
- PubMed Central - electronic journal site for all of the sciences
- naturalSCIENCE Magazine - science news, links to major science sites
- 100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Science - great recommended scientific book list [last link of the 1990s!]
- OWOW- Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - The USEPA Office of Water website.
- NC State AgNic Entomology: A Guide to Online Insect Systematic Resources - Academically maintained guide to insect resources on the internet
- Botany 1050: Introduction to Botany - full-featured intro site with online photographs, genetic code, "code cracker," measurement converter, EvolveIT simulation, geologic time chart
- The Basic Principles of Genetics - Tutorials in Mendelian genetics, heredity, and Linnaean classification for the biological anthropologist.
- News article: Evolution Questioned in Oklahoma - compromise labels evolution as a controversial scientific explanation
- Microbe World - images, introduction to microbes, amazing facts & tales of microorganisms
- E-Journals.Org - links providing access to the electronic sites of the world's journals
- Unisys: Daily University Science News - news e-zine on press reports
- The Scientist: The News Journal for the Life Scientist - online e-zine covering news, jobs, commentary, web sites
- Molecular Expressions: Virtual Microscope - simulations and tutorial on microscope use
- Plant Systematics and Evolution - Links - WWW resources on herbaria (by state), bioinformatics, image sites, courses on the web and more
- Official Website of the Nobel Foundation - the prizes, a database of past winners and a museum are provided
- Simple, Common, and Interesting Molecules - water, chlorophyll, ß-carotene, protein, DNA structures shown and more
- Nature Science Update - current events and science news stories
- National Biological Information Infrastructure - Gateway to biological data maintained by government agencies and cooperating partners.
- Federal Science and Technology Websites - Directory of science and technology websites published by the federal government.
- Earth History Resources - Illustrated geological time.
- Apollo 11: 30th Anniversary - history of man's landing on the moon
- Palynology at the University of Arizona - site includes pollen, spores, algae, dinoflagellates, microforaminifera, chitinozoans, acritarchs and amoeba
- SETI@home: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home - data analyzing screensaver
- Frequently Encountered Criticisms in Evolution vs. Creationism: Revised and Expanded - scientific rebuttal to claims of creationists
- Media Resource Service - science stories in the news
- ENSIWEB - Evolution and Nature of Science - evolution and origin of life lesson plans
- The Skeptic's Dictionary - terms of pseudoscience
- National Severe Storms Laboratory - tornado, thunder storms, weather
- Towson University Biology: Online Courses - Online Biology courses at Towson University
- IPL Science Fair Project Resources Guide - a nice how-to-do site with useful links
- Nee-How - Customized bio-search engine and links accessing more than 700,000 pre-selected pages.
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - History and work of the oldest U.S.national laboratory.
- BioMedLink - rated medical and biological links from HMS Beagle
- New Scientist: Planet Science - online web magazine
- WWW-VL: Electronic Journals - links to the scientific journals on the Internet
- HMS Beagle - webzine for biological and medical research with databases, websites
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States - good tools for biogeography, satellite, county maps, links
- SciCentral - metalink site - a directory of website directories
- EnviroLink - Environmental Link site
- World Resources Institute - encyclopedic site with facts on ecology, conservation and the environment
- Picture It: Great graphics for busy biology teachers - some of the best graphic sites for plants, molecules, ecology, genetics and biology
- MAD Scientist Network - 400 scientists answer questions on anything about science
- BioAgMed INFOMINE - Truly encyclopedic site, searchable by keywords or index directories
- Access Excellence What's News - Science news and features for students and educators
- WWW-Virtual Library: Microscopy
- Periodic Table of the Elements - major physical constants and isotopes
- EurekAlert! - Science Sources Online - Authoritative WWW site for societies, educational, museum and government sites
- Workshop Biology: Promoting Science Literacy for Non-Science Majors - assessment site, software and curriculum
- Education and Curriculum Development:
- Weblogg-ed: RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators - how to use "Really Simple Syndication" as a technical tool for distibuting exercises, discussions and keeping interest of technically inclined students
- Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) - K-12 resources including worksheets, experiments for the classroom, courses & kits, a Q&A section and newsletter
- Plant Seeds of Learning: Classroom Lessons Bring Plants to Life! - classroom exercises & lession plans, resources for teachers
- Lichens, Tardigrades, and SO2 - Lichens as indicators of pollution, especially sulfur dioxide
- Teaching & Learning Resources - excellent site for developing study skills, lecture, reading and study notes
- Access Excellence: About Biotech - careers, bioethics, genomics, applications of biotech, scientific principles, and biographies are covered here
- BBC Litmus Test: A Science Quiz Challenge - online quiz contest by the BBC
- Sites for Teachers - educational link exchange site
- Resources for Scientists Teaching Science - stimulating critical thinking in education, evaluating resources and student responses
- Project 2061: Scientific Literacy for a Changing World - curriculum project to improve science education
- Botany: dealing with the unknown - Web Notes for an Introduction to Plant Biology.
- ARS Image Gallery - image library of plants, crops, fruits, vegetables, research, insects
- Virtual Foliage Home Page - thousands of images on many topics at University of Wisconsin
- Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection - instructional images of anatomy, biogeography, ecology, palynology, and other topics
- ENSIWEB - Evolution and Nature of Science - evolution and origin of life lesson plans
- Computer-Assisted Laboratory Instruction Program - Development of biology teaching modules for computer-assisted learning.
- Great Plant Escape - grade school site with teacher's guide
- School Resources from Microscopy-UK - Slides for Mammal and Plant Biology
- Biological Foundations - Botany course materials for biology majors.
- Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers - Online lessons for teaching concepts of biology to students K-8.
- Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS) - national coalition of professional societies
- Bioscene - Journal of College Biology Teaching - online publication and archive of the Association of Midwest College Biology Teachers (AMCBT)
- BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium - curriculum resource development, software and ideas about science teaching
- Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual - TOC only, free manual available for cost of shipping & handling by Gordon Uno
- General Botany:
- Plant Evolution: Adaptation or Historical Accident? - essay on plant evolution and biomechanics in angiosperms and computer models on increasing complexity in plants
- Res Botanica - botanical Latin, Bryophyte Flora of North America, bryological information, chestnuts, selected essays, floristics, history, and miscellaneous topics
- UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research - University of British Columbia information, news feeds
- Mycolog: Fungi -The Fifth Kingdom - online companion to a mycological encyclopedia
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - UN sanctioned study of >1500 authors indicate worsening ecological conditions
- WWF - Biomes and Biogeographical Realms - perhaps the best and most complete of the world biome sites with great precision for local ecoregions and lots of detail, lots of images
- Flowers in Ultraviolet: Arranged by Plant Family - nearly 100 UV images of different species are shown
- XVII International Botanical Congress - abstracts, symposium and nomenclature sessions
- Insectivorous Plants in the Wilderness - richly illustrated guide to carnivorous plants, with detailed information on their biology
- Botanical Society of America's Statement on Evolution - nicely written essay on plants and evolution by the BSA
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map - prediction of plant tolerances in the US based on temperature and moisture trends
- PLANTS DATABASE: National Database - metadata include checklists, distributional data, characteristics, images, references, crop information, links and more
- 1upINFO: Botany Encyclopedia, General Articles - text-oriented online encyclopedia, providing glossary capabilities
- University of South Carolina Herbarium - includes SC plant atlas, pines of SC, poison ivy, what is an herbarium and "Ask Plantman" about your specimens
- Actionbioscience: Biodiversity - essays on diversity, biopiracy, endangered species, microorganisms
- International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain - everything you wanted to know about bananas, their propagation, germplasm and eventually genome
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) - treaty to regulate rare plants
- Glick's Picks - a plant of the week site
- Floriade 2002 - garden industry trade show of the Netherlands
- Cal's Plant of the Week - plants are featured weekly, with information on how to grow them
- Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans (Rhus radicans) - characteristics of poison ivy, contact dermititis, urushiol and control measures
- BOTANY Online - The Internet Hypertextbook - incredible online botany textbook
- Wayne's Word: A Newsletter of Natural History Trivia - curious collection of interesting fun facts, obscure trivia, and great images
- Allergy Glossary -Images and information on plants with allergenic pollens.
- Plant Conservation Alliance - A consortium of government, scientist, and citizen groups concerned with plant habitat protection and restoration.
- Azolla in the Biology Lab: A Good Source of Prokaryotic Cyanobacteria - life cycle and economic botany of Salvineales
- Land Use History of North America (LUHNA) - pilot projects on past and present patterns of vegetation
- ScienceDaily: Plants & Animals News Summaries - science news stories on plants
- NatureServe - encyclopedic data on species status, maps, references and other reports
- Links2Go: Botany - major sites in all areas of plant biology
- BL14A BIODIVERSITY I: The Plant Kingdom - Introduction to plant biodiversity with an evolutionary perspective.
- CSU Guide to Poisonous Plants - illustrated site includes a dictionary and glossary of botanical terms
- BoDD - the Botanical Dermatology Database - chemical nature of poisons, plant dermatitis and allergy
- Yahoo!'s Botany Listings - links to botanical topics, species, taxa, families, habits and organizations
- Major Biomes of the World - vegetational patterns, soils, climate
- AgriSurf! The Farmers Search Engine - web link site for farming
- Plant Biology Images - Plant biology image gallery, labelled for home study.
- The USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program - Protocols and methods used in mapping vegetation communities in U.S. National Parks.
- World Species List - Animals Plants Microbes - checklists and diversity sites worldwide
- Biology of Plants - Raven, Evert and Eichhorn - textbook companion site
- AGRALIN Desktop Library - Electronic desk reference for general biology and numerous plant sciences.
- USDA PPQ Scientific Services - Federal lists of noxious weeds, plant viruses, and endangered species.
- Anthophyta - Flowering Plants - online tutorial and overview of angiosperms
- Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - international polar reserach initiative
- Why Study Plants? - introductory site
- Botany in the News! - articles from national news media
- American Journal of Botany Online - electronic journal
- The United States National Arboretum - Site of the U.S. National Arboretum
- Seed Germination Database
- Botany for the Next Millennium - The future of botany and botanists.
- The John Muir Exhibit - Sierra Club site commemorating Muir
- Botanical Society of America - largest U.S. general plant biology organization. Annual meeting info, botany in the next millennium, links
- TreeWeb: The Natural History of Trees - life histories, status, range, sites & soils, ecology, interactions, forum & references
- Internet Directory for Botany - Combined resource - Comprehensive index to botany information on the internet (for faster service [in US]: mirror site)
- Internet Directory for Botany - Alphabetical - index to botany information on the internet (for faster service [in US]: mirror site)
- Internet Directory for Botany - Subject Index - authoritative botany WWW site (for faster service [in US]: mirror site)
- WWW-Virtual Library: Botany
- Internet Guidepost for Plant Production - Extensive botany and agriculture WWW site (complements Regina and Helsinki sites)
- Agricultural Network Information Center - online references for plant information
- Directory of Plant-Related Links from around the World - a major Spanish-English bilingual site with nice taxon-related links
- BioAgMed INFOMINE - Truly encyclopedic site, searchable by keywords or index directories
- Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory - Directory & database to environmental biology resources
- Encylopedia of Plants - well-illustrated encyclopedia
- Endangered Species Home Page - Database, newsletter and the laws
- ASU Photosynthesis Center - Explanations and exercises
- Balogh Scientific Books: WWW sites in Botany and Gardening - Selective links
- Galaxy's Biological Sciences Gopher Sites
- Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book - Authoritative plant pathology link site
- Educational links sites:
- MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching - peer-reviewed and rated web sites are listed and assessed
- Access Excellence Activity Exchange - classroom exercises and multimedia mystery site
- Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual - TOC only, free manual available for cost of shipping & handling by Gordon Uno
- Beyond Bio 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education - Survey and planning document
- How to Get a Teaching Job at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution - First person guide
- World Lecture Hall - Links to syllabi/teaching materials on the Web
- Careers in Botany - Information on Botany as a Career
- EDU2: BOTANY - A botany education list of sites
- CSUBIOWEB - Biology education WWW site
- Wildflowers
- Horticulture, Plant Care:
- Botanique.Com: Portal to Gardens, Arboreta and Nature Sites - gardens, arboreta and nature sites in the US and Canada
- Kurtz-Fernhout Software: Garden with Insight - free PC software that simulates garden conditions for many parameters
- The Art of Bonsai - brief but well-written primer on bonsai, including suitable plants and useful information on establishing and maintaining a bonsai
- North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) - association that aids and encourages fruit exploration
- Home Orchard Society - dedicated to hobby fruit growers, with newsletter, propagation tips and an active forum
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map - prediction of plant tolerances in the US based on temperature and moisture trends
- Tissue Culture in the Home Kitchen - everything you need to know to clone and culture plant tissue using simple equipment and limited supplies
- Benny's Hardy Cactus Page - cultivation, cold hardiness, propagation, Opuntia hybrids, succulents
- Grow Native! - plant growth information, info sheets on nature
- Hort.Net - many high quality images, plant news, information and links
- Landscape Plants: Images, Identification, and Information - 800 mostly woody landscape plants, illustrated and described with flowering and hardiness zone information
- Plant Propagation - introduction to plant breeding from seed, grafting, cuttings etc.
- US National Arboretum - this site has useful advice on plant growth, diseases, help sheets, etc.
- Victoria Adventure - about Victoria, waterlilies, lotus, and water gardening
- PlantFacts (OSU) - metadata including Agricultural Extension datasheets and university departmental information
- California Rare Fruit Growers - emphasis on semitropical fruits and uncommon fruits and vegetables
- International Pollination Systems - information about pollinators, commercial pollination, bee types, suppliers
- Botany, Master Gardener Training - basic botany class on the web through Oregon State University Extension Service
- Fruits of Warm Climates - ethnobotanical classic with over 120 species
- Spring-flowering Bulbs: An Introduction - what, where, when and how to grow common bulb plants
- How to grow perfect African violets - everything you wanted to know about growing Saintpaulia spp.
- HortPlex Plant Database - search plants by scientic or common name
- Home Propagation of House Plants - establishing cuttings from roots & shoots, and air layering
- Plant Encyclopedia - find plants online by name or characteristics
- Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants - beekeeping, pollination, fertility, seed production
- Bulb.com - Horticultural site produced by the Dutch flower industry.
- PlantCare.Com - growing plants and tips on how to care for them
- International Aroid Society - information about aroids, the aroid community, breeding and pollinating members of the Araceae
- The Magic of Growing Native Australian Plants - tips and techniques for starting plants from seed, cuttings, grafts
- National Park Service Integrated Pest Management Manual - IPM solutions to disease and herbivory
- Enchanted Gardens - digital images and panoramatic views of gardens & greenhouses
- Cactiinfo.Com - data on growth, form and phenology of succulents
- Plant Tissue Culture Information Exchange - information about micropropagation, chimeras, protoplasts, somatic embryogenesis
- A World of South African Succulents - collection of xerophytic desert plants
- Jardin botanique de Montreal - plant information, virtual tours and exhibitions
- Plant Ideas, Your Total Plant Information Source - gardening information, links and discussion groups/message boards
- The Bonsai Site - the art, history and practice of growing dwarf trees
- Sunken Gardens around the World - garden site
- YouGrowGirl - fun and satirical horticultural site
- Horticopia - some plant information and images
- Rochester Gardening - over 2,200 plant web links
- The History of Gardening: A Timeline from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century - Noteworthy events in the history of gardening.
- NeoFlora Database - Cultivated plant database.
- Rooting Database - Rooting methods for 501 frequently grown plants.
- Riparian Enhancement on Sloughs - Stream stabilization with plantings and other best management practices.
- Plant of the Week - images and tips
- International Bulb Society - information and pictures of world plants with bulbs
- Biological Control of Pests and Weeds - integrated pest management avoiding pesticides and insecticides
- GardenGuides: A Growing Resource for Gardeners - guides to growing annuals, perennials, with lots of links
- OSU Interactive Plant List - image database of plant habits; impressive garden planning site
- Garden Forever for Gardeners of All Ages and Abilities - tips, articles and links
- The Botanical Pages - Assorted articles on plants in Australian horticulture.
- Live Fences - The use of plant species as living fences in tropical agriculture.
- SULIS: Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series - Principles of sustainable landscape design for the public.
- Gardening Launch Pad - encyclopedic guide for websites on growing plants
- UC's Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center - information about crops, growing plants and controlling pests
- Suite 101 Home and Garden - discussion groups, articles and rated web links
- Texas Master Gardener - useful information about growing plants
- Wildflower Nirvana - excellent photographs
- The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association - A peat moss resource site by the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association
- Taxonomy of Landscape Plants - nomenclature & identification site with database of ornamental plants; useful taxonomic links
- Technology of Horticulture - grafting and propagation of plants, w/ lab exercises
- The Right Tree Handbook - Methods for the correct placement of trees with regards to buildings and electrical power lines.
- Cornell Plantations - Living Plant Collections at Cornell University
- Brasilian Orchids - photographs, breeding, floral anatomy
- Cal's Plant of the Week - photographs, plant propagation
- Hort Digest - Online magazine of tropical horticulture.
- Seed Germination Database
- Mediterranean Climate Gardening Around the World - xeriscape, listserv
- Botanique -Nursery producer of bog plants providing care sheets online.
- National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens - Phlomis, Pterocactus photographs, gardening information
- McCrory Gardens - photography, gardening
- Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium - information about Australian endemics, includes growing them
- Agricultural Network Information Center - online references for plant information
- Ohio State University Extension VegNet - information on vegetable crops, including tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins
- National Gardening Association - 3000 question FAQ, kid's site, buyer's guide, recipes, other links
- Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum - plant care, gardens, deserts and legume site with photographic images
- Pacific Northwest Native Wildlife Gardening - links to wildflower societies, listserv, seed sources, nurseries
- OSU Info -- Yard & Garden - county extension data, with specific information on growing plants
- Encylopedia of Plants - well-illustrated encyclopedia
- Introduction to Tomatoes - Illustrated FAQ mainly about tomato development and structure (Lycopersicum esculentum)
- Wildflowers of Alabama - Photos, nice write-ups on selected genera
- Gardeners of the Golden Horseshoe - Garden site, talk/exchange group, botanical listservs
- FAQs about Tree and Shrub Care
- Medicinal Plants, Herbal information, Ethnobotany:
- Guide to Poisonous and Toxic Plants - list including house, garden, ornamental and wild plants of the continental US
- Famine Foods Database - edible non-crop plants that have been consumed in times of famine
- Native American Ethnobotany - over 44,000 data items on traditional plant usage
- Botanic Gardens Trust (Sydney, Australia) - information about the Royal Botanic Gardens and educational material about botanical information, food of aborigines, plants and diseases and more
- NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art - use of native materials and ethnobotany
- Atlas of medicinal plants by Daniel Haake - metadata on 120 medicinal plants of varying importance
- Vegetarian Society - nutritional information, dietary information on a number of vegetable crops
- IISR Spice Gallery - information 50 spices, their history, characteristics, cultivation, culinary and ethnobotanical uses
- Sacred Earth - Ethnobotany - introduction with resources to indigenous knowledge systems organized by continent
- Profiles and Photographs of Medicinal Plants - biochemical description of ethnobotanical observations
- Littleflower's Medicinal Plants of North America - historical use of plants listed by common name
- Plants of the Machiguenga - An Ethnobotanical Study of Eastern Peru - life and experiences of an ethnobotanist
- CDC's Fruits and Vegetables of the Month - varieties used for food, preparation suggestions, recipes, nutritional information
- Sloan-Kettering's About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products - objective assessment of plant medicines, benefits, risks, interactions, adverse effects
- Medicinal Spices Exhibit - UCLA Biomedical Library - all about spices, with 30 pages describing individual spices
- Is This Poison Ivy? - images and clues to identifying poison ivy, with links to treating rashes, eliminating plants
- Plants and Civilization - online essays - myriad essays on economic plants and taxa
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets - periodical of economically important plants
- Commitment to Origins: On Good Grounds - supporting sustainable coffee production while maintaining biodiversity
- HerbMed - scientific basis of medicinal plants
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory - plants poisonous or toxic to man and/or animals
- Poisonous Plant Database - poisonous and toxic vascular plants
- Vegetable Technology - vegetative crops of some common and some Malaysian plants
- http://agrolink.moa.my/comoditi/fruits.html - tropical rain forest fruits of Malaysia
- Cucurbitaceae and the Cucurbit Network - everything you wanted to know about pickles, cucumbers, pumpkins, squashes, goards, zuccini pages
- Farmers' Rights Information Service - Medicinal and agricultural plants of tribal communites in India.
- Food Resource - Information on the production and uses of plant products in food.
- History of Opium - history of the growth and collection of opium poppy
- The Ethnobotanical Experience - medicinal uses of rain forest and other plants
- Biopolymers: Natural Rubber - history, chemistry, ethnobotany and environmental concerns
- Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System - databases to common poisonous plants found in the home and outdoors in Canada
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s (AAAAI) Aeroallergen Network - information about allergies to pollen and spores
- Ethnobotany - Teaching aids for an AP Biology unit in Ethnobotany.
- Centre for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research (CIEER) - listserv and gateway to resources
- Gymnosperm Database - taxonomy, ethnobotany, images, age and large specimens for numerous species
- WebMD- Medical Library - Information on herbs and plant substances used in medicine.
- Arid Lands Information Center -Information on the scientific and human aspects of desert life.
- Soaring Bear's HerbTracker: Finding & Identifying Plants - links to photographic resources, state and country wildflower lists
- Poisonous Plants of North Carolina -Poisonous plants of North Carolina, also encountered elsewhere.
- The Phytochemical World - An introduction to plant secondary metabolism and phytochemicals.
- Plant Map of Costa Rica - illustrated tropical botany site emphasizing phytogeography
- Bio-Tech - New page location for Bio-Tech Online Resouces.
- Culpeper- The Complete Herbal - Online text of Culpeper's Herbal.
- Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 - drawings of 287 European economically important plants
- Medical Botany - A Mini-Course - tutorial on economic plants
- Joe Armstrong's Course Sites - economic botany photo essays on cassava, coir, paper, rubber
- The English Physitian - 1652 - herbal remedies for ancient physicians
- Plants Toxic to Animals - databases to common poisonous plants found outdoors
- North American Lichen Project - ethnobotanical interfaces and basic biology are covered here
- The Sweet Lure of Chocolate - growth of cacao, harvest, processing and health effects
- Algae Home Page, Smithsonian Institution - collections, classification & economic uses
- Fitoterapia y Natura - Index of Spanish common names of medicinally used plants.
- Wealth of the Rainforest: Pharmacy to the World - database, links, images and articles on the Amazonian rainforest
- WWW Ethnobotanical Resource Directory - education opportunities, links, research, database, conferences
- Ethnobotany Conservation Team - articles, careers, mission and some photos
- Cyberbotanica: Plants and Cancer Treatments - medicinal plants, chemicals and a challenging online quiz
- Economically Important Plants / Food Allergy and Intolerance - List of species by family
- Cornell University's Poisonous Plant Page - Plants, active phytochemicals, animal affects and links
- Botanical.Com - Herbal Guide, old works, poison page
- The "Canoe Plants" of Ancient Hawai`i
- Ethnobotanical Databases - USDA-ARS resources on ecology, ethnobotany, Native American food and medicine plants, plant chemistry
- Use of Herbs (HerbWeb) - Herb database information
- Henriette's Herbal Homepage - Links to newsgroup archives, a database and photos
- SW School of Botanical Medicine
- Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- AmiGO! Your friend in the Gene Ontology - a metadatabase on genes and functional genomics
- Kyrk: Cell Biology Animations - animations cell biology topics, including movies on cell anatomy, organelles, membranes, diffusion, glycolysis, photosynthesis, nucleic acids, mitosis and more
- Carnegie Plant Cell Imaging - Quicktime movies, protocols and articles on molecular imaging with fluorescent probe constructs, transformation and confocal microscopy, featuring mitosis, organelles, microtubules and more
- Stacks on Tracks: Plant Endomembrane Research Group - discussions, reprints, movies and images of Golgi bodies, vesicles and membrane systems
- Advanced Molecular Genetics-Biology 566 - graduate course tutorials with image-rich explanations
- Cell Biology Education - quarterly online publication, providing features, articles, essays and announcements for life science educators
- Molecular Biology Tutorials - DNA, RNA and protein structure from the Waksman Institute
- Organelle Genomes, Proteomes and Gene Expression - organelle structure, function, genes, genome, evolution, cytoplasmic inheritance of mitochondria and plastids
- Plant Cell Biology on CD - confocal and electron microscope images of plant cell organelles and tissues
- Maize Mapping Project - high throughput data on Zea mays genetics, chromosomes, genetic information, ESTs, BACs, InDels, and more
- Gene Ontology Consortium - a consistent vocabulary for all organisms, genes, proteins and protein roles
- GOBASE: The Organelle Genome Database - mitochondrion and plastid (chloroplast) DNA sequences, genes, proteins of animals, plants, protists (& soon related bacterial)
- Cell Cycle and the Plant Cell - computer animations and portrayals of DNA synthesis, checkpoints and mitosis
- PhRMA Bioinformatics: Plant Databases - links to plant genomic databases of NCBI/NIH (GenBank), USDA, NSF, CNRS, L'Institut Pasteur, UK HGMP Resource Centre, PlantGDB, and NSF Net Center for Plant Genomics
- Gramene: A Comparative Mapping Resource for Grains - formerly in RiceGenes, this contains DNA sequences, genome data, proteins, function, mapping of rice and other grasses
- Bioinformatics.Org - open exchange of computer data, databases, software and supporting resources
- Arabidopsis Knockout Facility - databases, protocols and procedures for using the knockout facility
- PlantsP: Functional Genomics of Plant Phosphorylation - databases, sequence analysis, BLASTs, signal transduction expert site
- Biological Biochemical Image Database (BBID) - illustrations of macromolecular structures, gene families, biological pathways
- Plant Genomes Central - genome databases for the plant nucleus, mitochondria and plastids
- Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) - research database with DNA analysis tools, info on seed stocks, mutations, knockouts, microarrays
- Bio-Web: Resources for Molecular and Cell Biologists - comtemporary scienfific news and resources
- ChromDB: The Plant Chromatin Database - chromatin organization, BLAST sequences and research references
- DNA for Dinner? - exploring social complexities of genetically-engineered plants and GMOs
- BIODIC Image Gallery - gallery of over 1000 scanning and transmission electron microscopic images of plants, chloroplasts, mitochondria, Golgi etc.
- Multiscopic Cell - an introduction to the structure of the cell
- http://www.sciam.com/explorations/2001/111901nucleus/ - models for the origin of the nucleus of the cell
- Landmarks In the History of Genetics - timeline of genetic discoveries, discoverers, and implications of new findings
- Highlights of Biochemistry: Molecular structures made visible - important biological molecules including DNA, proteins and molecules involved with gene expression
- Photosynthesis Light Reactions Timeline - early events of light reception, electron transport, NADPH reduction and ATP creation
- Guardian Unlimited | Special report: Ethics of Genetics - human cloning, genetic engineering, STEM cell research and molecular biology
- DNA Learning Center - summer workshops for middle and high school students and teachers, genetics, eugenics and DNA resources
- DNA from the Beginning - tutorial, quizzes and animated concepts of genetics
- GrainGenes: A Database for Small Grains and Sugarcane - molecular and phenotypic data on wheat, barley, oats, rye, and sugarcane
- PlantsP: Functional Genomics of Plant Phosphorylation - markers for kinases, phosphatases, gene and protein regulation
- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) - detailed information about techniques for retaining biodiversity and FAQs on growing economic plant crops
- Web Atlas of Cellular Structures Using Light and Confocal Microscopy - organelle & subcellular images, including cytoskeleton (actin & microtubules), nucleus, mitosis
- Cellupedia - model introductory site on cell biology, with news, glossary, messageboards
- pDRAW32 DNA analysis software - DNA plasmid manipulation and cloning program
- Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - community of researchers, protocols, suppliers, and publications
- ARS Genome Database Resource - DNA sequence data, ESTs, genomic information on crop and model plants
- Protocols for Recombinant DNA Isolation, Cloning and Sequencing - a collection of DNA extraction and preparation methods
- Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resources Guide - overview of history, techniques, regulation, risks, concerns and news about transgenic GMO crops
- Glossary of Biotech Terms - Encyclopedic information about biotechnology, molecular biology and cell biology terms
- Ag Bio-Tech InfoNet - reference/information site for plant biotechnology, genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)
- The Fundamental Unit of Life - Tutorial on the cell, its structure, components, and biochemistry.
- Biotech Basics - plant biotechnology primer
- Molecular Biology - online course and tutorial
- Mycology Labs at the University of Tennessee - botanical nomenclature tutorial, glosssary of -onyms, Pleurotus systematics, molecular techniques protocols for field work of fungi, and links
- MaizeDB: the Maize Genome Database - corn informatics/genomics database, featuring ESTs, primers, genes
- WWW-VL Biotechnology - link sites, including bioengineering companies and projects
- RNABase: The RNA Structure Database - tRNAs, rRNAs, mRNAs and an RNA primer
- Arabidopsis.Com - Lehle Seeds - everything Arabidopsis: research community, patents, latest bulletins, seeds
- How the Terminator Terminates - control of genes for plant sterility
- DNA From the Beginning - tutorial and reference material on molecular biology
- Plant Molecular Biology - tutorials/essays on plant transformation, vocabulary, transgenic plants, DNA, genetics and more
- Plant Genome Databases - A Tutorial - introduction to the plant genome projects
- Molecular Information Theory and the Theory of Molecular Machines - laws limiting genetic combinations
- AgBioForum - agricultural biotechnology electronic magazine
- Infomine's Plant Genetics Resources Database (enter the term 'plant genetics') - links to gene banks of many plant groups
- The Biology Project - interactive online tutorials for Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Mendelian Genetics, Immunology, Chemicals and Human Health, Developmental and Molecular Biology
- The Microbial Underground - Medical, Microbiological and Molecular Biological material on the internet.
- Protein Data Bank - 3-D structure of macromolecules
- Protein Kinase Resource - enzymes critical downstream to signal transduction pathways
- Protein Synthesis - tutorial, mRNA, ribosome, translation
- INRA Scientific Database Servers - links, databases, DNA, mychorrhizae, insects
- Principles of Protein Structure - online tutorial on preparation of polypeptides and proteins
- Cell Biology Topics - Online text with self-quizzes
- Cytochemistry Web Page - resource for cell biology
- Dictionary of Science and Biotechnology - glossary for biochemistry, botany, cell biology and genetics
- Cyberbotanica: Plants and Cancer Treatments - medicinal plants, chemicals and a challenging online quiz
- Cold Spring Harbor Arabidopsis Molecular Genetics Course Manual - Exercises in plant gene expression and genetics
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Virtual Laboratory - a model virtual lab site on antibody research
- Genomics - information about molecular biology, DNA, genetics and policy
- Web Molecular Biology Exercises - online tutorial / quiz for learning DNA dogma
- Plant Genome Database Collaboration - links to Arabidopsis, wheat, corn, soybeans and forest trees
- Primer on Molecular Genetics - Tutorial on molecular biology methods
- Cells Alive!! - Multimedia cell animations
- The Antibodies Resource Page - Techniques, molecules and information
- European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
- Dictionary of Cell Biology Terms
- Cell Biology Laboratory Manual - Remarkably complete multi-level lab tutorial/manual
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