Botani modern nyelehin witnyané  saking Yunani Kuno utaminnyané ka Theophrastus (c. 371-287 SM), silih tunggil mahasisya saking Aristoteles sané manggihin miwah nlatarang  makudang-kudang prinsipnyané taler sampun kasub kasengguh pinaka "Bapak Botani".
Modern botany traces its roots back to Ancient Greece specifically to Theophrastus (c. 371–287 BCE), a student of Aristotle who invented and described many of its principles and is widely regarded in the scientific community as the "Father of Botany".