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General Information On Plants
- http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html
excellent educational site with information on plant structure, photosynthesis, flowering plants, ferns, mosses and more - http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html
a directory of links to websites dealing with plants of all kinds - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar98.htm
fascinating website about terrestrial and marine plant diversity - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/plantae.html
a very large website with a comprehensive section on the plant kingdom: has excellent navigation and links - http://www.silkflowers.com/home-and-gifts/plant-biology-for-kids
a great resource contributed to us by a 4th grade student at Monument Charter School. Thanks for the tip!
Information On Arabian Plants
- http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/plant/index.asp
excellent information on plants growing in the United Arab Emirates and relevant to the Arabian Peninsula as a whole - https://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol1.2/flw.htm
article on flowers of the Arabian mountains - http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b36/36_17.htm
extensive information on the adaptation of plants to a desert environment - http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b17/17_18.htm
an introduction to the natural vegetation of Abu Dhabi - http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b21/21_02.htm
article on the vegetation of the Arabian Gulf coast of the UAE
Lichens
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichens.html
full of interesting information about lichens
Marine Plants
- http://seaweed.ucg.ie/Algae/
useful website on seaweeds, including photographs - http://www.algaebase.org/
a large database on seaweeds originating from the National University of Ireland, but with worldwide coverage of 124,276 species, including photographs - http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/introduction.htm
information on marine plants from the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
Mangroves
- https://www.arabianwildlife.com/current/mangrove.html
informative article on mangroves of the Arabian Peninsula - http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b32/32_02.htm
information on the grey mangrove Avicennia marina
