An extensive database of seeds. Learn how the different types of seeds germinate. Information is from Thompson and Morgan.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the process of plant reproduction. It presents the structure of flowers, defines terms, and includes assessment questions.

You can learn all about the flora and fauna of the great swamp. A great place to take students, scouts and family.

Vascular plant transport, adaptations for growth, and seed versus nonseed vascular plants are discussed in this succinct site.

A very simple introduction to the various types of growth and reproductive styles of common plants.

Labeled diagram of common pome fruits.

Labeled diagram of common flowers in bloom.

The Department of Biodiversity at UWC presents the impact different abiotic components on plants and animals. Some factors are light, temperature, and wind.

This site from the University of Wisconsin provides information on "Epidermophyton floccosum, one of the causes of athlete's foot." It also includes several pictures.

What does fungus have to do with the Salem Witch Trials? Volk does a great job of explaining in easy-to-understand language a little known fungus, Claviceps Purpurea, cause of ergotism.

This site from the Univ. of Hawaii, is a great place to learn info about Alexander Fleming, the guy who discovered Penicillin, as well as info about Penicillin. Also contains info about the two other men, Howard Florey and Ernst B....

Students can take a virtual tour of a Hawaiian volcano which erupted in 1974. Pictures show plants starting the succession process occurring along a pahoehoe flow.

An explanation of the plants that reproduce by the production of spores. Includes extensive graphics.

This site from the University of Wisconsin contains great information on orchids. This site contains pics and info on the orchids native to Wisconsin.

For good information about marine flora, go to this site from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. It provides details about different types of seaweeds and phytoplankton. It also contains a photo gallery.

This site from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute defines red algae, habitat, orders and genera, and methods. The information that is presented is somewhat brief, but factual, and riddled with links to additional information.

Today, various species of marine algae provide not only food but also extracts used in numerous pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial applications.