How to Identify Plants
Author : Harold David Harrington
Publisher :
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 37,27 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Botany in a Day
Author : Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher : Hops Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781892784353
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. Elpel
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,50 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Botany
ISBN : 9781892784155
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.
Invasive Plants
Author : Wallace Kaufman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0811749835
Book Description
Identify and understand the plants that are changing the North American landscape forever.
Name that Flower
Author : Ian Clarke
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,87 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780522850604
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
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America
Author : Steven Foster
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780395988145
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.
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America
Author : Lee Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395926222
Book Description
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
Author : Nancy J. Turner
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 160469145X
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.
Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour
Author : Katharina Kreissig
Publisher : Springer
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 366258817X
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.
Botany in a Day
Author : Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Botany
ISBN : 9781892784070
Book Description
This book teaches readers how to identify plants--and their uses--within groups and families. Botany in a Day provides simple techniques for plant identification, plus line drawings that highlight family characteristics, and plant entries that discuss med
