Botany Department of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

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

Former UH Botany graduate student wins plant conservation award at 2016 IUCN

Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Weisenberger, a graduate of UH Botany’s PhD program, on being awarded the David Given Award for Excellence in Plant Conservation for her exceptional contributions to conservation of rare plants in Hawaiʻi! Dr. Weisenberger was presented with the global award on September 2, 2016 at the 2016 International Union for Conservation of […]

September 6th

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Fall 2016 Botany Seminars

Please join us on September 8th from 12-1pm in St. John 007 for our first Botany seminar of the new academic year! Dr. Heather Spalding (postdoctoral fellow, UHM Botany) will be giving a talk entitled “MESOPHOTIC MACROALGAE ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO: DECIPHERING THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DEEP LIMU”. See you there!

August 23rd

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Local student interested in our MS program? Apply for a Hauoli Mau Loa Foundation GAship!

Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation, CNS, and SOEST are pleased to announce the availability of three graduate assistantships for local students dedicated to careers in natural resource management in the state of Hawai‘i. Download more information on our graduate application pages.

August 31st

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