Welcome to the Plant Biographies

The prime source of Plant Biographies on the Internet. Currently over 4,000 separate plants, nearly 30,000 botanical synonyms and even more common names (in many languages), over 800 authoritative reference works quoted. All this information fully searchable and accessible within seconds.

See what you can find by clicking on 'the plant biographies' in the menu on the left, then typing 'daisy' in the common name box and clicking search. You will be amazed and intrigued by what you learn.

Did you realise an Ethiopian native wild coffee acts as a ‘blood bank’ for coffee cultivated elsewhere in the world? Or that it was a plant that justified the establishment of a National Air Line?

Have you wanted to find a plant’s name in another language or what a delicacy like marron glacé is made of?

If you think you know the answer to these questions why don’t you try the Quiz here.

There is a site map here.

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