The Greatest Books of All Time on Plants

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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
917 The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham 1951 British English
2704 Natural History Pliny the Elder 77 Roman Latin
2749 Physica Hildegard of Bingen 1150 German Latin
2980 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 American English
3954 The Plant, The Well, The Angel Vassilis Vassilikos 1963 Greek Unknown
4644 Micrographia Robert Hooke 1665 British English
8107 The Land Of Little Rain Mary Austin 1903 American English
10288 The Light Eaters Zoë Schlanger 2024 Unknown English
11531 Poems of Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō 1601 Japanese Japanese
14985 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
14985 The Hidden Life Of Trees Peter Wohlleben 2015 German German
14985 The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart 2013 American English
14985 Lab Girl Hope Jahren 2016 American English
17161 The Night Of The Triffids Simon Clark 2001 British English
17161 The Berenstain Bears' Big Book Of Science And Nature Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain 1997 American English
17161 Gardening For Love Elizabeth Lawrence 1981 American English
17161 The Propagation Handbook Hilton Carter 2024 Unknown English
17161 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English