Desert Plants and Wildflowers ('H')
Detailed and comprehensive listing of desert plants. This is just
one part of a large Web site covering many aspects of the desert
such as -- minerals and geology, animals and wildlife, people and
cultures.
Listing of plants:
www.desertusa.com/flora.html
Desert Plant Survival:
www.desertusa.com/du_plantsurv.html
The Great Plant Escape ('E' 'M')
Enjoyable and comprehensive introduction to the basics of plants,
presented as a series of "mysteries." For grades 4 and 5. Includes
quizzes and teacher guide. From the University of Illinois
Extension.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/case1.html
Teacher resources:
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/tg/index.html
Versión en Español: www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe_sp/
Plant Evolution, Growth, Anatomy and Reproduction ('H')
A good overview of all general aspects of the natural history of
plants, provided by the National University of Ireland, Galway.
seaweed.ucg.ie/
Poisonous Plants Informational Database ('H')
Contains extensive information on a variety of poisonous plants that
you can search in a number of ways. Even presents a list arranged by
animal most likely to be affected. From Cornell University.
Alphabetically, by common name:
www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/comlist.html
Main entrance to site:
www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html
Be sure to check Biology Resources
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