Botany : an introduction to plant biology / James D. Mauseth, PhD, University of Texas at Austin.

Includes index.

Introduction to plants and botany -- Overview of plant life -- Cell structure -- Growth and division of the cell -- Tissues and the primary growth of stems -- Leaves -- Roots -- Structure of woody plants -- Flowers and reproduction -- Energy metabolism: photosynthesis -- Energy metabolism: respiration -- Transport process -- Soils and mineral nutrition -- Development and morphogenesis -- Genes and the genetic basis of metabolism and development -- Genetics -- Population genetics and evolution -- Classification and systematics -- Algae and the origin of eukaryotic cells -- Nonvascular plants: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts -- Vascular plants without seeds -- Seed plants I: seed plants without flowers ("gymnosperms") -- Seed plants II: angiosperms -- Ethnobotany: plants and people -- Populations and ecosystems -- Community ecology -- Biomes.

Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology continues to set the standard for the fundamentals of plant science. No botany text better connects structure to function and does so with higher quality art and imagery. Combining strong scientific grounding with an approachable writing style, Botany teaches and engages.