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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.50 — 177,845 ratings — published 2013
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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,199 ratings — published 2009
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Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.52 — 4,270 ratings — published 2020
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Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,536 ratings — published 2021
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Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.05 — 51,523 ratings — published 2024
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A Botanical Daughter A Botanical Daughter (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.59 — 6,430 ratings — published 2024
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.06 — 89,799 ratings — published 2015
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The Signature of All Things The Signature of All Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.88 — 125,806 ratings — published 2013
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,760 ratings — published 2001
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Eat the Ones You Love Eat the Ones You Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.47 — 7,382 ratings — published 2025
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 146,084 ratings — published 2022
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 52,405 ratings — published 2020
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.78 — 3,334 ratings — published 2018
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Botanical Sketchbook Botanical Sketchbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.25 — 114 ratings — published 2010
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Hazelthorn Hazelthorn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,765 ratings — published 2025
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.80 — 311,608 ratings — published 2014
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Botanicum (Welcome to the Museum) Botanicum (Welcome to the Museum)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,136 ratings — published 2016
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This Is Your Mind on Plants This Is Your Mind on Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 34,255 ratings — published 2021
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 200,000 ratings — published 2018
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 21,388 ratings — published 2003
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Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.34 — 50 ratings — published 1984
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Botany for the Artist: An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants Botany for the Artist: An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.48 — 564 ratings — published 2010
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Botanical Illustration: The first ten lessons Botanical Illustration: The first ten lessons (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published 2012
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Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (British Library Tales of the Weird) Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (British Library Tales of the Weird)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.89 — 744 ratings — published 2019
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.66 — 449,144 ratings — published 2020
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This Vicious Hunger This Vicious Hunger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.12 — 712 ratings — published 2025
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Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.35 — 186 ratings — published 2018
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The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.10 — 234,069 ratings — published 2011
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The Science of Gardening: Discover How Your Garden Really Grows The Science of Gardening: Discover How Your Garden Really Grows (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 175 ratings — published
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Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.21 — 512 ratings — published 2021
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This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.09 — 31,361 ratings — published 2021
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,308,311 ratings — published 1911
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,679,437 ratings — published 2018
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Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.10 — 527 ratings — published 2020
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Around the World in 80 Trees Around the World in 80 Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.55 — 2,157 ratings — published 2018
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,202 ratings — published 2021
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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 4,049 ratings — published 2012
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Plant Physiology, 4th Edition Plant Physiology, 4th Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.24 — 190 ratings — published 1991
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,102 ratings — published 2015
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Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.42 — 200 ratings — published 2010
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Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.72 — 36 ratings — published 2016
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.36 — 270,824 ratings — published 1996
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Watercolor Flower Artist's Bible: An Essential Reference for the Practicing Artist (Artist's Bibles) Watercolor Flower Artist's Bible: An Essential Reference for the Practicing Artist (Artist's Bibles)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.32 — 136 ratings — published 2007
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Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.45 — 20 ratings — published 2013
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A-Z of Botanical Flowers in Watercolour A-Z of Botanical Flowers in Watercolour (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 2012
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Botanical Illustration: Painting with Watercolours Botanical Illustration: Painting with Watercolours (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as botanical)
avg rating 4.06 — 33 ratings — published 2004
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Would not the earth, quickened to an evil purpose by the sympathy of his eye, greet him with poisonous shrubs... Would he not suddenly sink into the earth, leaving a barren and blasted spot, where, in due course of time, would be seen deadly nightshade, dogwood, henbane, and whatever else of vegetable wickedness the climate could produce, all flourishing with hideous luxuriance?”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Ellen Herrick
“Like their mother, Honor Sparrow, dead now for twenty-some years- gone on the very day her youngest daughter, Impatiens, arrived- the sisters had all green thumbs. It was ordained, really. They had each been named after a botanical, mostly flowers, and as their mother kept producing girls, the names became slightly ridiculous. But Honor was a keen gardener and in darkest winter, calling her daughter's names reminded her that spring would come again. For months after her death the older girls hated their names and all they recalled for them. By the time they founded the Sparrow Sisters Nursery, though, each thoroughly embraced their names as the sign they were.”
Ellen Herrick, The Sparrow Sisters

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