Herbology is the study of magical and mundane plants and fungi, making it the wizarding equivalent to botany. Herbology is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in which students learn to care for and utilise plants, learn about their magical properties and what they are used for. Many plants provide ingredients for potions and medicine, while others have magical effects of their own right.
Herbert Beery was the professor of this subject at Hogwarts for many years prior 1955. After he retired Pomona Sprout took over the post and later Neville Longbottom after the 1990s.