What is Botany?

Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants. This is one of the oldest branches of science. Later in the Middle Ages came the physic gardens, often next to the monasteries, palaces, and castles and contained plants of medical importance. This was the start of the botanical gardens attached to universities. One of the earliest was the Padua botanical garden. Botany can take you around the world, from desert environments to mountains to rainforests. You’ll learn to appreciate how plants adapt and respond to a changing world, and how to recognize different plants and their fascinating diversity. Exploring plant ancestries, you’ll come to understand how different species have evolved and why particular plants grow where they do. Botanists study a lot of things that have to do with plants. Flowers, seeds, leaves, and fruits are studied, and studies can sometimes have a big impact on agriculture as well. Basically, botanists are needed so that a lot of other people can use what they learn to learn new things about their own fields, from medicine to history.

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