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
2032 Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt 1845 German German
2749 Physica Hildegard of Bingen 1150 German Latin
2980 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 American English
5322 My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir 1911 American English
6382 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
7216 The Garden Of Cyrus Sir Thomas Browne 1658 British English
7667 The Age Of Wonder Richard Holmes 2008 British English
9523 Oranges John McPhee 1967 American English
13362 The Travels And Researches Of Alexander Von Humboldt William MacGillivray 1832 German English
14587 The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1911 American English
14985 The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart 2013 American English
14985 Lab Girl Hope Jahren 2016 American English
15915 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
16746 The Verge Susan Glaspell 1921 American English
17130 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River John Kirk Townsend 1839 American English
17158 Theophrastus William Wall Fortenbaugh, Dimitri Gutas 1992 Greek English
17158 Mushrooms Demystified David Arora 1986 American English
17158 Soma Gordon Wasson 1968 Unknown English
17158 In The Herbarium Maura C. Flannery 2023 Unknown English
17158 Brave The Wild River Melissa L. Sevigny 2023 Unknown English
17158 The Weeds Katy Simpson Smith 2023 Unknown English