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Attempting to create a comprehensive list of botanical horror books written through time. This list does not fixate on gothic themes like other lists on this site. Any horror books where plants had a major impact on the plot can be included. Fungal or other biological sources of horror are not included here. Just plants, flowers, trees, and greenhouses - botany and horticulture. I will make another list for fungal/mushroom-related horror.

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1	The Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 7,497 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 18,026 ratings score: 495, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) by C.G. Drews (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 71,510 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 15,241 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 2,430 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Chlorophobia: An Eco-Horror Anthology by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.46 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Smothermoss by Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 5,084 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic by Daisy Butcher (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 830 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Tree by H.P. Lovecraft 3.02 avg rating — 1,653 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood 3.67 avg rating — 1,150 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Willows by Algernon Blackwood 4.03 avg rating — 20,229 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 11,669 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Plant Dust by Anna Mark (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Assisted Living (Old Grove Lake Trilogy Book One) by Gianaclis Caldwell (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 1,524 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	أسطورة النبات (ما وراء الطبيعة، #15) by Ahmed Khaled Towfik 3.68 avg rating — 3,456 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Fear and Nature: Ecohorror Studies in the Anthropocene (AnthropoScene: The SLSA Book Series) by Christy Tidwell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,911 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Earthly Bodies by Susan Earlam (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 7,306 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Ruins by Scott Smith 3.69 avg rating — 73,679 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 3.91 avg rating — 1,880 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Root Witch by Debra Castaneda (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 2,499 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 121,188 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Sproutlings: A Compendium of Little Fictions by Morgan Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Dead Below: The Haunting of Denver Botanic Gardens by Richard Estep (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Specimen 313: A Short Story by Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 877 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants by Carlos Cassaba (Editor) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 4,262 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Green Willow by Eileen Dunlop 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The oak tree horror (Take ten books) by Anne E. Schraff liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Haunted Garden: Death and Transfiguration in the Folklore of Plants by Sheryl Humphrey 4.14 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Fatal Flowers by Enes Smith 3.84 avg rating — 879 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Weeds and Dead Flowers: A Collection of Horror Shorts by Eric Krause really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Paranormal Plants: Tales of Haunted Horticulture and Ghostly Greenery (Lee Brickley's Paranormal X-Files) by Lee Brickley (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	THE TREES OF MALICE: Stories of Horror and the Weird by Terence Kuch 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Trees Have Eyes: Horror Stories From The Forest by Tobias Wade (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Potted Plant by Thomas Gloom (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Greenhouse of Horror (Spirited, #3) by Liv Livingston 3.91 avg rating — 205 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Dark Tales: Collected Gothic Novels and Stories: The House of the Seven Gables, The Minister’s Black Veil, Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, Birthmark, ... of the Three Hills, Rappaccini's Daughter… by Nathaniel Hawthorne it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Seep by Chana Porter 3.62 avg rating — 9,910 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 2,944 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Creatures by Crissy Van Meter 3.62 avg rating — 4,388 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Roots Grow Into the Earth: A Collection of Short Horror Stories by Bert S. Lechner (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Picking Tree: A Horror Novella by Zachery Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	2nd Anthology of Horror: Trees And Other Dystopias by Fruitjack 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Cruel Works of Nature: 11 Illustrated Horror Novellas by Gemma Amor (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars