Discover the ever-surprising world around you by exploring plants with a botanist.

Presents the principles of botany by way of a timeline featuring the fields historical milestones.

Join an experienced botanist to learn how to identify... and better appreciate the marvelous diversity of plant species.

"Once a critical resource for hunter-gatherers living in arid regions of the American Southwest and Latin America, and later playing a role in the rise of ancient civilizations, agave was a source of food, drink, textiles, fuels and medicines. Today, ancient folkways, from fiber craftsmanship to traditional pulque and mescal productions, are rapidly disappearing and this unique desert plant faces an uncertain future. While entrepreneurs and scientists...