Theophrastus — Enquiry into Plants (Historia Plantarum)

Theophrastus's "Enquiry into Plants" is a foundational botanical text describing plant forms, habitats, and uses. It is considered one of the earliest systematic botanical works, influencing natural history for centuries.

Sources for Theophrastus — Enquiry into Plants (Historia Plantarum)

• Read the full text
• https://archive.org/details/theophrastusenqu0001unse
• https://archive.org/details/enquiryintoplan00hortgoog

Theophrastus — Enquiry into Plants (Historia Plantarum) in Botany

Held in the Botany chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.

• Nehemiah Grew — The Anatomy of Plants (1682)
• Asa Gray — The Elements of Botany (1887)
• Charles Darwin — Insectivorous Plants (1875)
• Charles Darwin — The Power of Movement in Plants (1880)
• Carl Linnaeus — Species Plantarum (1753)
• Joseph Dalton Hooker — The Flora of British India (1872–1897)
• Stephen Hales — Vegetable Staticks (1727)