Taxonomic history
All living things were traditionally placed into one of two groups, plants and animals. This classification dates from Aristotle (384–322 BC), who … See more

Plant cells
Plant cells have distinctive features that other eukaryotic cells (such as those of animals) lack. These include the large water-filled central See more

Food
Human cultivation of plants is the core of agriculture, which in turn has played a key role in the history of world civilizations. Humans depend on plants for food, either directly or as feed in animal husbandry. Agriculture includes See more

General:
• Evans, L.T. (1998). Feeding the Ten Billion – Plants and Population Growth. Cambridge … See more

Diversity
There are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 283,000, See more

Distribution
Plants are distributed almost worldwide. While they inhabit several biomes which can be divided into a multitude of ecoregions, … See more

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