Form and Function in Botany

Dense Blazing Star or Kobold spike gayfeather (Liatris spicata) in a field in Illinois. Credit: John J. Mosesso/NBII.gov
Dense Blazing Star or Kobold spike gayfeather (Liatris spicata) in a field in Illinois. Credit: John J. Mosesso/NBII.gov

 

Plant structure is an important factor in a plants contribution to the natural world. In this section, you will find resources related to genes and gene function (Genetics), cell structure and function (Cytology), internal structure (Anatomy), external structure (Morphology), life processes (Physiology), diseases (Plant Pathology), and interrelationships between plants, animals, and their environments (Ecology).


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