About SEB

The Society for Ethnobotany (SEB) is for people exploring the uses of plants and the relationships among plants, cultures, and our environment. In June 2023, the Society’s name changed from the Society for Economic Botany to the Society for Ethnobotany. Ethnobotany, termed “the science of survival,” encompasses a wide variety of studies of plants’ many roles in human affairs.

Meetings

SEB 2025 MEETING

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION NOW OPEN!

We invite you to submit an abstract for the 2025 Society for Ethnobotany meeting.
To learn more, click here. Deadline to submit abstracts HAS BEEN EXTENDED to April 7.
To learn more about registration, click here. Early-registration rates end April 22, 2025.

The April SEB Student Cafe will feature Dr. Sonia Peter on April 25, 2025. Click here to learn more, and click here to register.

Our Favorite Plants

Do you have a favorite plant? What makes a plant interesting and useful? Members of the Society for Ethnobotany have put together short web pages on their favorite plants: Our Favorite Plants. You can read through pages on plants such as wheat, golden root, and belladonna. The Society plans to expand the number of plants on the page. Society for Ethnobotany members are welcome and encouraged to contribute a page on their own favorite plant. For more information contact Blair Orr, blairorr@ymail.com (Note: ymail, not gmail).

Publications