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Books for Your Shelf or Tablet


Do you know someone who loves science, botany, or biology? Don’t know what to give that person who has a house filled with beautiful plants? Here is a list of research and books that may help you out with your gift-giving list.


  • Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

  • Thus Spoke the Plant by Monica Gagliano

  • The Green Thread: Dialogue with the Vegetal World. Edited by P Vieira, M Gagliano and J Ryan. Lexington Books 2015

  • The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence. Edited by J Ryan, P Vieira, and M Gagliano. Synergetic Press 2021

  • Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo

  • Braiding Sweetgrass By Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • Gathering Moss By Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz (updated and revised 2017)

  • The Language of Plants: Science, Philosophy, Literature by Monica Gagliano

  • The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior by Stefano Mancuso

  • Symbiotic Planet by Lynn Margulis

  • Gaia and Philosophy by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan

  • Garden of Microbial Delights: A Practical Guide to the Subvisible World By Dorion Sagan and Lynn Margulis

  • The Secret Teachings of Plants By Stephen Harrod Buhner

  • Find more readings at Plant Pioneers Resource Page


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