General Information On Plants

• http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html
  excellent educational site with information on plant structure, photosynthesis, flowering plants, ferns, mosses and more
• http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html
  a directory of links to websites dealing with plants of all kinds
• http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar98.htm
  fascinating website about terrestrial and marine plant diversity
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/plantae.html
  a very large website with a comprehensive section on the plant kingdom: has excellent navigation and links
• http://www.silkflowers.com/home-and-gifts/plant-biology-for-kids
  a great resource contributed to us by a 4th grade student at Monument Charter School. Thanks for the tip!

Information On Arabian Plants

• http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/plant/index.asp
  excellent information on plants growing in the United Arab Emirates and relevant to the Arabian Peninsula as a whole
• http://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol1.2/flw.htm
  article on flowers of the Arabian mountains
• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b36/36_17.htm
  extensive information on the adaptation of plants to a desert environment
• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b17/17_18.htm
  an introduction to the natural vegetation of Abu Dhabi
• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b21/21_02.htm
  article on the vegetation of the Arabian Gulf coast of the UAE

Lichens

• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichens.html
  full of interesting information about lichens

Marine Plants

• http://seaweed.ucg.ie/Algae/
  useful website on seaweeds, including photographs
• http://www.algaebase.org/
  a large database on seaweeds originating from the National University of Ireland, but with worldwide coverage of 124,276 species, including photographs
• http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/introduction.htm
  information on marine plants from the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC

Mangroves

• http://www.arabianwildlife.com/current/mangrove.html
  informative article on mangroves of the Arabian Peninsula
• http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b32/32_02.htm
  information on the grey mangrove Avicennia marina