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botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

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pre-1801

* 1538 First British flora "Libellus de Herbaria" by William Turner's published. "A new Herball, wherin are conteined the names of Herbes ... with the properties degrees and naturall places of the same, gathered and made by Wylliam Turner, Physicion unto the Duke of Somersettes Grace" is the complete name of his great work of botany. The first part was published in London, printed by Steven Myerdman in 1551), the second was published in 1562 and the third in 1568, both in exile in Germany, by Arnold Birckman of Cologne. These volumes were the first clear and systematic investigation of the plants of England. The work had admirable wood engravings (basically copied from Leonhart Fuchs' work De historia Stirpium, 1542) along with the detailed observations obtained by Turner in his field studies. At the same time, Turner included a list of the "uses and virtues" of plants and in the preface admits that he may be accused of disclosing to the general public what should have been reserved for a professional audience. Thus for the first time a flora of England in the vernacular was available, so that most English plants could easily be identified. * 1597

John Gerard John Gerard (also John Gerarde, c. 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated ''Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes'', first published in 1597, became a popular gard ...

's ''Herball, or general historie of plants'' was published in London * 1636 Enlarged edition of the ''Herball'' by Thomas Johnson * 1644

Thomas Johnson (botanist) Thomas Johnson (died 1644) was an English botanist, and a royalist colonel in the English Civil War. He has been called the "father of British field botany". Life Johnson was born at Selby in Yorkshire between 1595 and 1600. He seems to have re ...

and author of ''Mercurius botanicus'' died in Hampshire * 1650 William How's ''Phytologia Britannica'' was published in London

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1900s

* Frederick Hamilton Davey's ''Flora of Cornwall'' was published in Penzance

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1950s

* 1951: '' Diapensia lapponica'', a new species for Britain, is found at Sgurr an Utha,

Inverness-shire Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in popula ...

by C. F. Tebbutt

1960s

* 1965 - ''The Concise British Flora'' by William Keble Martin was published in May.

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1980s

* 1986: Red Helleborine ''Cephalanthera rubra'' is found at Hawkley Warren,

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

by K. Turner and Ralph Hollins (by this time its known British range had declined to just two other sites)

1990s

21st century

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Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...