Botany & Plant Biology Courses and Certifications

Plant Science: An Introduction to Botany

154 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Learn to see and appreciate the amazing plants all around you, guided by a renowned Professor of Biology.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Botany

1 rating

Explore plant structure, development, diversity, evolution, classification, and reproduction from cells to angiosperm families.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You

46 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join an experienced botanist for 24 richly illustrated lessons on how to ID—and better appreciate—the marvelous diversity of plant species.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 11 hours 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Study the tissues, tissue systems, growth, adaptations, and anomalous structures of flowering plants through microscopic plant anatomy.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Devi Ahilya Viswavidyalaya, Indore;  CEC

Plant Physiology and Plant Tissue Culture

Study plant water, photosynthesis, nitrogen, and hormone physiology alongside tissue culture, cloning, and plant transformation.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Wonderful Botany

Explore plant diversity, structure, reproduction, symbiosis, and practical dried-flower and leaf-vein bookmark making through a broad introduction to botany.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Identification of Ornamental plant

Learn the terminology used to identify ornamental plants through roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Pharmaceutical Botany

Learn to identify medicinal plants through plant morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, and practical herbarium methods.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Chongqing Three Gorges Vocational College

Plant Growth and Environment

Explores plant growth and development through cell and tissue study, organ morphology, plant identification, photosynthesis, and environmental regulation for modern agriculture.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Royal Institution

A Leaf from Nature - How Leaves Process Light for Food - Lecture 3

Discover how leaves harness sunlight to create food through photosynthesis, featuring plant experiments, energy demonstrations, and insights into nature's remarkable light-processing mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

The Ultraviolet Garden: Nature Beyond Human Perception - Lecture 4

Explore how nature exists beyond human perception through the ultraviolet patterns of flowers, challenging anthropocentric views and revealing the complex evolutionary relationships that shape our natural world.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

VLMuseum

Gardening like an Ecologist - Understanding Plant Biology for Native Landscapes

2 ratings

Discover ecological gardening techniques to create biodiverse landscapes using native plants. Learn plant adaptations, soil interactions, and relationships with wildlife for a thriving ecosystem.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Professor Dave Explains

Botany

2 ratings

Explore how plants are built, grow, adapt, diversify, and reveal their history through tree rings in this introductory botany series.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Plants and Mathematics - How Science Collaborates Through Botanical Research

Discover how mathematics and botany intersect in understanding the world's largest, smelliest flower through groundbreaking scientific collaboration and research methods.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Mutualism - Figs Case Study

Explore the fascinating ecological interactions within fig trees, focusing on the complex relationships inside the unique fig flower (syconium) and the positive and negative ecological dynamics.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video