What does an Ethnobotanist Do?
Part cultural anthropologist, part traditional botanist, an ethnobotanist devotes his or her life to studying the relationship between cultures and plants. In the technology-centered modern world, it is easy to forget the vital bond between humans and the plant world. The job of an ethnobotanist is to investigate the history, meaning and uses of plants by a specific culture, in hopes of gaining insight to the people and possibly discovering new uses or properties of plants.
