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All About Plants

From plant parts and adaptations to scientific names, we’ve got the dirt on plants.

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Plant Parts and More

Explore spotlights on plant parts. Plus, discover how plants get their names and how they adapt to dry environments.

composite image of leaves, stems, roots, flowers, seeds, and fruit.

Plant Parts

planted in rocky soil, a spherical green agave plant with white tips is displayed next to its plant label, which shows its common name, scientific name, native range, family, and accession number.

How Are Plants Named?

glass greenhouse conservatory building ceiling filled with leafy green plants.

Plant Adaptations to Environments with Abundant Water

View of cacti in the Desert Garden. Species include Euphorbia xantii and Pachycereus pringlei.

Plant Adaptations to Dry Environments

single fresh grape leaf atop a black background

Leaves

close up of kale stem atop a black background

Stems

Detail photo of the bulb portion of an onion with the fibrous roots on display on black background

Roots

Videos

Watch to learn botany basics and see how plants are superheroes at adapting to their surroundings.

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cartoon image of an anthropomorphic acorn wearing a lab coat. he is surrounded by many different kinds of mushrooms.

What Are Mushrooms? | Botany Basics

cartoon of a plant with the sun's light shining upon it.

How Do Plants Make Food? | Botany Basics

cartoon of different leaves showing how plants breathe in carbon dioxide (labeled) and breathe out oxygen (labeled)

How Do Plants Breathe? | Botany Basics

cartoon of a worm moving through soil

Soil: A Perfect Recipe | Botany Basics

Cartoon image of an anthropomorphized tree and acorn both wearing gloves and flowing red capes, like superheroes

How Do Oak Trees Adapt? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of a watering can watering a plant

How Do Plants Find Water? | Plant Adaptations

collage illustration of a carnivorous plant venus flytrap

Carnivorous Plants and Their Traps | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized carrot wearing boxing gloves, boots and a sweatband as it punches the air.

How Do Plants Protect Themselves? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized acorn wearing a thong, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses.

How Do Plants Get Light? | Plant Adaptations

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