Introduction to Structural Botany

Morphology, in biology, is the study of the size, shape, and structure of organisms, including plants. It examines the arrangement of an organism's parts. While often contrasted with physiology, which studies function, structure and function are closely intertwined. Morphology spans from macroscopic details to the microscopic structures of cells and even molecules.1

Dunkinfield Henry Scott, an English paleobotanist, was a leading authority on fossil plant structure. His work Introduction to Structural Botany (1894, 1896) served as a guide to the structure of both flowering and flowerless plants. Botany, as a discipline, includes morphology, physiology, ecology, and systematics.23