Portal:Botany

Portal:Botany

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Introduction

Help / editing guide

Replace this with a strong field photo: diagnostic leaves, inflorescences, habitat, herbarium sheet, etc.

What this portal is for

Botany on Landrace.wiki covers plant identification, morphology, ecology, phytochemistry, cultivation-relevant plant biology, and field documentation workflows (specimens, vouchers, photos, metadata).

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Core workflows

• Plant photography checklist
• Field voucher workflow
• How to ID a plant from photos
• Botany page standards

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Recently updated botany pages

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Plant ID essentials

Glossary

• Morphology
• Inflorescence
• Phyllotaxy
• Trichomes
• Herbarium / vouchers

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Archive

• Trichomes are multi-function structures shaped by herbivory, UV, and microclimate.
• Phyllotaxy is often more reliable in the field than leaf shape alone.
• A voucher specimen lets future editors re-check IDs when taxonomy changes.

Open tasks

• Write: Help:Field voucher workflow
• Create: Template:Infobox Plant Species
• Build: Portal:Botany/Checklist
• Expand: Glossary:Plant morphology (add photos)