About SEB

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The Society for Ethnobotany (SEB) is for people exploring the uses of plants and the relationships among plants, cultures, and our environment. In June 2023, the Society’s name changed from the Society for Economic Botany to the Society for Ethnobotany. Ethnobotany, termed “the science of survival,” encompasses a wide variety of studies of plants’ many roles in human affairs.

Meetings

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 SEB Fall Members-Only Symposium! Click here to learn more about the event and to access the recording.

 

You are invited to the October Student Café featuring Dr. J. Julián Garay-Vázquez on October 30, 2026 at 11 am CT.
Click here to learn more and to register.

Publications

After years of thoughtful deliberation, surveys, and votes by SEB members and Council, we are proud to share that our journal has officially changed its name from Economic Botany to Ethnobotany and Economic Botany, effective January 1, 2026. This new title better reflects who we are as a society and the breadth of scholarship we champion. The March 2026 issue is the first issue with this new name. To learn more about why this change was made, click here.

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Our Favorite Plants

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Click here to read the latest "Our Favorite Plants" by Jocelyn Briseño, about their favorite plant, Rock Palm, Soyate (Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart.).

Do you have a favorite plant? What makes a plant interesting and useful? Members of the Society for Ethnobotany have put together short web pages on their favorite plants: Our Favorite Plants. You can read through pages on plants such as wheat, golden root, and belladonna. The Society plans to expand the number of plants on the page. Society for Ethnobotany members are welcome and encouraged to contribute a page on their own favorite plant. For more information contact Blair Orr, blairorr@ymail.com (Note: ymail, not gmail).