botanists
Flora study experts
Botanists are scientists who study plants—their structure, growth, classification, and ecology.
The term covers researchers in universities and field scientists cataloging species in rainforests alike: Botanists have identified over 300,000 plant species.
Amateur botanists pursue the study as a hobby rather than profession.
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- specimenIndividual for examination
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
publication · experimentation · discovery · documentation · observation · collection · identification · surveying
Systematic grouping by traits
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- familyRelated people together
phylogeny · systematics · binomial · cladistics · phylogenetic · typification · variety · cultivar
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
lichens · chlorophyll · stomata · xylem · phloem · petals · sepals · stamen
Grow or develop purposefully
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
grafting · hybridization · breeding · nursery · accession · arboretum · cultivation · domestication
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- endemicNative to one area
invasive · pollination · symbiosis · adaptation · restoration · distribution · phenology · succession
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- flavonoidsPolyphenolic plant metabolites
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- terpenesHydrocarbon plant compounds
pigments · tannins · extraction · compounds · synthesis · biosynthesis
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- specimenIndividual for examination
herbarium · publication · experimentation · discovery · documentation · observation · collection · identification · surveying · monograph
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
family · phylogeny · systematics · binomial · cladistics · phylogenetic · typification · variety · cultivar · kingdom
angiosperms
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
algae · lichens · chlorophyll · stomata · xylem · phloem · petals · sepals · stamen · pistil
cultivate
Grow or develop purposefully
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
germination · grafting · hybridization · breeding · nursery · accession · arboretum · cultivation · domestication · ornamental
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
endemic · invasive · pollination · symbiosis · adaptation · restoration · distribution · phenology · succession · native
photosynthesis
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- flavonoidsPolyphenolic plant metabolites
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
terpenes · pigments · tannins · extraction · compounds · synthesis · biosynthesis
- science enthusiastsastronomer, astronomers, stargazer, stargazers, citizen scientists
- botanical expeditionsspecimens, herbarium, fieldwork, field notes, expedition journals
- naturalistsCharles Darwin, naturalist, field researcher, Carl Linnaeus, David Attenborough
- Plant Scientistshorticulturists, horticulturalists, plant breeders, paleobotanists, agronomists
- earth scientistsgeologists, geophysicists, geochemists, geoscientists, seismologists
- plant professionalsgardeners, nurserymen, arborists, growers, landscapers
botanistszoologists
Experts studying animal species
entomologists · ornithologists · ichthyologists · herpetologists · marine biologists
botanistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
mineralogists · physicists · chemists · astronomers · mathematicians