Course
Links for Cultural and Economic Botany
Course
Links for Cultural and Economic Botany
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants List - page that lists and describes the most common medicinal plants in use
Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants - resources for the study of allergenic plants
Medicinal Plants Resources - extensive list of links to resources related to medicinal plants
Bridging Medical Traditions - MSNBC report on how eastern medicines are being used to treat Western ills
The Herbal
Frontier - MSNBC report on the promise and peril of supplements
Invasive Plants
A Threat to America's Biological Heritage - links to articles about invasive species
Eastern Region Invasive Species - extensive listing of exotic plant species in the eastern United Sates
Weeds Gone
Wild - provides information on the serious threat and impacts of invasive
alien plants and a national listing of plants throughout the U.S.
Literature
Journal of Agricultural Genomics - articles that deal with all aspects of genome research pertaining to agricultural systems
American Journal of Botany - journal that covers all aspects of plant biology
Index to American Botanical Literature - contains entries dealing with various aspects of extant and fossil American plants and fungi
Plant Breeding - journal that covers all areas of plant breeding
Crop Science
- publishes original research in crop breeding, genetics, cytology, etc.
Databases
Plants Database - source of standardized information about plants
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - allows you to search for chemicals, activities, and ethnobotanical uses for particular plants
Ethnobotanical Resource Directory - center for international ethnomedical education and research
Biotechnology Information Resource - sources, services, and publications covering many aspects of biotechnology
Plants for a Future - resource center for edible and other useful plants
Plant Genome Experimental Concepts - descriptions of various experiments
The Pennsylvania Flora Project - search the PA flora database, get statistical information about PA flora and other interesting information
The Rodale Institute
- institute that works worldwide to to achieve a regenerative food system
that improves environmental and human health
Images
Vascular
Plant Image Gallery - extensive collection of pictures of many plants