Plants of the World An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants

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Synopsis

Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family on earth—more than four hundred and fifty of them—organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entries are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike.

Book details

Author:
Maarten J. Christenhusz, Michael F. Fay, Mark W. Chase
ISBN:
9780226536705
Related ISBNs:
9780226522920
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-12-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Home and Garden, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Reference, Science