The Society for Ethnobotany

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

Call for Workshops!

We invite you to submit an educational workshop for the 2025 Society for Ethnobotany meeting. To learn more, click here. Deadline for proposals is February 1, 2025.

Recording now available to all current SEB members!

Current SEB members can click here to login and be directed to the members-only page to access the recording.

Not an SEB member, or need to renew? Click here to get started, or, click here to learn more about membership. Need help with membership? Email Amelia Neely at aneely@ethnobotany.org.

Recording Now Available! Click here for more information.

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