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Est. 1915

The Botany Department is one of the largest and strongest Botany Departments in North America, offering a wide range of research and educational programs. Specializations range from the organismal to the molecular level.

Western anemone

Western anemone (Anemone occidentals) growing in an alpine meadow.
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Submitted by: Steffi Fritsche
Central vacuole in Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cells

Transgenic Arabidopsis harboring the tonoplast marker δ-TIP-GFP were feed with naringenin to visualize the vacuolar lumen
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Submitted by: Abel Rosado
Skunk Cabbage in Japan

We wake up early to let you know that Spring is here!!!
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Submitted by: Joon Seon Lee
A Cell plate and young epidermal cells of an Arabidopsis inflorescence stem.

Meshworks of cellulose microfibrils are often found in cell plates at the upper region of an Arabidopsis inflorescence stem where cells are still undergoing division.
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Submitted by: Miki Fujita
Pulsatilla ludoviciana

One of the plant species in our long-term plots at Kluane, SW Yukon.
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Submitted by: Roy Turkington

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UBC researchers unlock secrets of plant development

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered an internal messaging system that plants use to manage the growth and division of their cells. These growth-management processes are critical for all organisms, because without them, ...more