Fostering research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people.

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

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To learn more about this year's SEB Annual Meeting in Prague, click here.

 

May Student Cafe

To see the recording of the May 2025 SEB Student Cafe featuring Dr. Luisa Maffi, Click here.

Our Favorite Plants


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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

Economic Botany Cover Volume 79 Number 1 

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