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De causis plantarum

by Theophrastus

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Enquiry into Plants and De Causis Plantarum by Theophrastus (c. 370-c. 285 BCE) are a counterpart to Aristotle's zoological work and the most important botanical work of antiquity now extant. In the latter Theophrastus turns to plant physiology.

Pre-Linnean worksBotanyGreek language materialsPlantenteeltLiteratura gregaOuvrages prelinneensBotaniquePlantkundeBotanicaOuvrages prélinnéensTheophrastusPlants