r/botany↗
Botany
Botany is the scientific study of plants. Topics may include: Evolution, Ecology, Morphology, Systematics, and Physiology. Please use r/whatsthisplant for all plant identification requests.
211k subscribers59 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)45 authors / mosince 2009
r/botany has 211k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 59 posts a month from 45 people. Top topics: Tree Troubleshooting, Edible Foraging Guides and Leaf Issues.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Tree Troubleshooting0.6%
- Edible Foraging Guides0.6%
- Leaf Issues0.5%
- Flower Bloom Twins0.5%
- Native Plants & Invasives0.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Wiley
- Doi
- ResearchGate
- ScienceDirect
- iNaturalist
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