r/botany is a subreddit with 202k members. The community frequently discusses botany, plants, plant, looking for a book, and looking for a plant, and they frequently recommend/review field guides and mapping software, and the most common flair used is biology, physiology, structure, ecology, and classification.
Botany is the scientific study of plants. Topics may include: Evolution, Ecology, Morphology, Systematics, and Physiology.
Please use r/whatsthisplant for all plant identification requests.
Popular Topics in r/botany
#1
Botany
87 posts
#2
Plants
74 posts
#3
Plant
48 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
28 posts
#5
Looking For A Plant
22 posts
#6
Seeds
17 posts
#7
Looking For
13 posts
#8
Looking For A Botany Book
13 posts
#9
Leaves
13 posts
#10
Flowers
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/botany
Field Guides
21 reviews
#1
Falcon Guides
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Audubon
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jepson Manual
4.0★ from 1 review
Mapping Software
2 reviews
#1
R
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
GIS
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/botany
#1
Biology
: "University mist room is apparently heaven for liverworts"
63 posts
#2
Physiology
: "Just sharing this"
25 posts
#3
Structure
: "Is this my leaf's soul?"
23 posts
#4
Ecology
: "Forest camas"
20 posts
#5
Classification
: "A Solanaceae family portrait."
16 posts
#6
News Article
: "Plant believed extinct for half a century suddenly found in unexpected spot"
16 posts
#7
Genetics
: "Sarracenia purpurea Purple Pitcher Plant"
16 posts
#8
Distribution
: "Pink ghost pipes (Monotropa uniflora) in Hiram, Georgia"
13 posts
#9
Career & Degree Questions
: "Decorated my husbands grad cap for his botany degree"
5 posts
#10
Pathology
: "This honestly looks photoshopped, but it’s a real plant I found in Japan"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/botany
Yearly
+22k members(12.5%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026