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Department of Botany
Research
Current Research Areas
Research staff in the Department of Botany study plant systematics and floristics of plant communities across the globe. Both modern and fossil species of many plant groups, including algae, mosses, ferns and flowering plants, are currently being studied. Smithsonian botanists conduct field studies in many parts of the United States and around the world.
Geographic
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Specialities
Lianas and Climbing Plants of the Neotropics