{"id":1481,"date":"2011-11-18T09:32:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1481"},"modified":"2024-04-16T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:04:00","slug":"botany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/botany\/","title":{"rendered":"Botany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7.jpg\" alt=\"seedlings\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM7-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanpn.org\/files\/education\/usa-npn_botany-primer-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Botany Primer: Understanding Botany for <em>Nature\u2019s Notebook<\/em> (PDF)<\/a>, USA-NPN Education &amp; Engagement Series, April 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herbarium.ncsu.edu\/EG\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Extension Gardener &#8211; Botany Exercises<\/a>, NC State Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plant ID Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weedid.missouri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missouri Weed ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/turfweeds.cals.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weed ID website from Cornell<\/a> (based on the book Weeds of the Northeast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hort.cornell.edu\/4hplants\/glossary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glossary of Horticultural Terms<\/a>, Cornell University, Department of Horticulture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/publications\/handbooks_guides\/forest_trees\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Trees of the Northeast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namethatplant.net\/books_nwg.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcomb&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/java\/invasiveOne?pubID=NEAST\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weeds of the Northeast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/usda-plant-hardiness-zone-map\/\">USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content Botany Primer: Understanding Botany for Nature\u2019s Notebook (PDF), USA-NPN Education &amp; 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