The Greatest Books of All Time on Botany

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1982 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne Gilbert White 1789 British English
2031 Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt 1845 German German
2749 Physica Hildegard of Bingen 1150 German Latin
2977 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 American English
5320 My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir 1911 American English
6379 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
7215 The Garden Of Cyrus Sir Thomas Browne 1658 British English
7666 The Age Of Wonder Richard Holmes 2008 British English
9518 Oranges John McPhee 1967 American English
13359 The Travels And Researches Of Alexander Von Humboldt William MacGillivray 1832 German English
14586 The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1911 American English
14983 The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart 2013 American English
14983 Lab Girl Hope Jahren 2016 American English
15897 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
16712 The Verge Susan Glaspell 1921 American English
17078 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River John Kirk Townsend 1839 American English
17114 Theophrastus William Wall Fortenbaugh, Dimitri Gutas 1992 Greek English
17114 Mushrooms Demystified David Arora 1986 American English
17114 Soma Gordon Wasson 1968 Unknown English
17114 In The Herbarium Maura C. Flannery 2023 Unknown English
17114 Brave The Wild River Melissa L. Sevigny 2023 Unknown English
17114 The Weeds Katy Simpson Smith 2023 Unknown English