Author: Harold David HarringtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. ElpelPublisher: Hops Press
ISBN: 9781892784353
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing eight key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.
Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. ElpelPublisher:
ISBN: 9781892784155
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing seven key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.
Name that Flower
Author: Ian ClarkePublisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 9780522850604
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations and explanations of reproductive parts, variations in floral structure, and nomenclature and plant families. The dissection process for flowers, techniques of flower arranging, and methods of observing structure for identification are clearly described. Plant families common to Australia are illustrated with examples of cultivated and wild
Author: Wallace Kaufman
Author: James G. HarrisIdentify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour
Author: Katharina KreissigPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 366258817X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.
The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
Author: Nancy J. TurnerPublisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 160469145X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
If people knew how many poisonous plants are commonly found in homes and gardens, they'd be shocked. Plants as common as monkshood, castorbean, and oleander are not just dangerous, they're deadly. The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms is a comprehensive, easy-to-use handbook. The book is split into four main categories: mushrooms, wild plants, ornamental and crop plants, and houseplants. Each plant entry includes a clear photograph to aid the task of identification, a description of the plant, notes on where they commonly occur, and a description of their toxic properties. Plants are listed by common name to assist the non-specialist.
Practical Plant Identification
Author: James CullenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139458752
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Practical Plant Identification is an essential guide to identifying flowering plant families (wild or cultivated) in the northern hemisphere. Details of plant structure and terminology accompany practical keys to identify 318 families into which flowering plants are divided. Specifically designed for practical use, the keys can easily be worked backwards for checking identifications. Containing descriptions of families and listings of the genera within, it also includes a section on further identification to generic and specific levels. A successor to the author's bestselling The Identification of Flowering Plant Families, this guide is updated, and retains the same concise user-friendly approach. Cullen skillfully leads the reader from restrictive disciplines of older taxonomy, into an era of increasing numbers of plant families defined by DNA analysis. Aimed primarily at students of botany and horticulture, this is a perfect introduction to plant identification for anyone interested in plant taxonomy.
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America
Author: Steven FosterPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395988145
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.
