{{Short description|Study of plants across different regions}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{use American English|date=April 2025}}
'''Floristics''' is the study of plants of geographical regions. It is a branch of phytogeography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floristics|title=Definition of FLORISTICS|website=www.merriam-webster.com}}</ref> Harvard University has a history of research with early contributions. For example, Asa Gray was a Harvard researcher who studied the plants of North America and its connections to Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huh.harvard.edu/floristics-and-monography|title=Floristics & Monography | Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries|website=www.huh.harvard.edu}}</ref>
thumb|right|Example of floristic diversity
==Etymology== The words "floristic" and "floristics" originate from the Latin word ''Flora'', from ''flos'' (flower), and the prefix "''-istic''", a word-forming suffix indicating a relation to or of.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/-istic#:~:text=Britannica+Dictionary+definition+of+-ISTIC,egotistical|title=-istic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref>
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Category:Phytogeography {{Botany-stub}}