Practical Plant Identification
This new plant identification guide is the product of many years'
study and is now available from nhbs. ..
James Cullen
An essential guide to identifying flowering plant
families in the northern
hemisphere. Details of plant structure and
terminology accompany practical keys to identify
318 families into which flowering plants are
currently divided.
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 new guide is fully revised and updated.
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hardcover | 2006 | #161239 | £45.00
softcover | 2006 | #161586 | £19.99
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An invaluable reference for botanists and
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In the third edition of her successful textbook,
Paula Rudall provides a comprehensive yet succinct
introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants.
Thoroughly revised and updated throughout.
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chapters on the stem, root, leaf, flower, seed and
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its subject. Anna Pavord gives us an authoritative
investigation into a remarkable science, as well
as a fascinating insight into the minds of the
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