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Botany
Starfield Skill

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The scientific study of flora, while important on Earth, became even more essential as humanity began exploring alien worlds.

Botany is a tier 2 Science skill in Starfield with 4 ranks. Its tier unlocks after 4 skill points are spent on the lower Science tiers. Ranks 2 through 4 each need a challenge completed before they can be bought.

Its ranks unlock 2 research projects and 1 outpost module.

Botany Builds

Lvl 107
16
22
27
28
Dr. Jones
Sneaky scientist with social skills. build
Lvl 50
4
6
21
9
Homesteader
Surveying and Outposts build
Lvl 84
13
13
27
19
Carl
Starfield build
Lvl 50
2
2
22
14
The reseacher
Starfield build
Lvl 25
2
0
16
6
Jut
Starfield build
Lvl 326
64
68
64
68
Jeanioz
Starfield build
Lvl 71
8
9
30
18
Introvert Colonist
Science and Tech build
Lvl 50
0
0
24
12
Industrialist
Starfield build
Lvl 50
8
4
24
16
Explorer
Starfield build

Ranks

Rank 1
Botany

Get more common and uncommon organic resources from plants, learn additional info about them from the scanner, and allows some plants to be cultivated at your outposts.

Rank 2
Botany

Get more rare organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.

Rank 3
Botany

Get more exotic organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.

Rank 4
Botany

Occasionally harvest additional rarer resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner.

Challenges

Rank 1: Harvest 20 organic resources from plants.
Rank 2: Harvest 50 organic resources from plants.
Rank 3: Harvest 100 organic resources from plants.

Unlocks

Research Projects (2)
Horticulture 1
Rank 1 · Outpost Development
Horticulture 2
Rank 1 · Outpost Development
Outpost Modules (1)
Greenhouse
Rank 1 · Builders