• Ecology

    Explore the relationship between plants and their environment across a diverse array of ecosystems

  • Plant Diversity

    Explore the systematics, evolution, and biogeography of plants, algae, and fungi

  • Conservation

    Explore rare species, invasive species, and ecological restoration

  • Ethnobotany

    Explore the relationship between plants and people

  • Marine Botany

    Explore the plant and algal life of the ocean

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News & Events

Keck Foundation award supports microbiome research involving UH Botany faculty

Read more: Trailblazing microbiome research receives $1M W.M. Keck Foundation grant

September 19th

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ScienceNews article highlights work on Hawaiian microbiomes by Botany faculty and students

Read more at: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/plant-microbes-crops-food-endangered-species

September 14th

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New NSF funding to UH botanists supports characterization of mesophotic Hawaiian seaweeds

Read more at: New limu species revealed in Hawaiʻi’s deep waters

September 14th

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Congrats to Tamara Ticktin – UH-led research shows forest conservation can aid coral reefs

Read more at: UH-led research shows forest conservation can aid coral reefs

September 14th

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