Florapedia (eBook)

A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore

Carol Gracie (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
200 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-21754-3 (ISBN)

Infos

A delightful illustrated treasury of botanical facts and fancyFlorapedia is an eclectic AZ compendium of botanical lore. With more than 100 enticing entrieson topics ranging from achlorophyllous plants that use a fungus as an intermediary to obtain nutrients from other plants to zygomorphic flowers that admit only the most select pollinatorsthis collection is a captivating journey into the realm of botany.Writing in her incomparably engaging style, Carol Gracie discusses remarkable plants from around the globe, botanical art and artists, early botanical explorers, ethnobotanical uses of plants, botanical classification and terminology, the role of plants in history, and more. She shares illuminating facts about van Gogh's sunflowers and reveals how a hallucinogenic weed left its enduring mark on the early history of the Jamestown colony. Gracie describes the travels of John and William Bartramfather and son botanists and explorers who roamed widely in early America in search of plantsand delves into the miniature ecosystems entangled in Spanish moss. The book's convenient size allows for it to be tucked into a pocket or bag, making it the perfect companion on your own travels.With charming drawings by Amy Jean Porter, Florapedia is the ideal gift book for the plant enthusiast in your life and a rare pleasure for anyone interested in botanical art, history, medicine, or exploration.Features a cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2021
• Reihe/Serie: "Pedia" Books
• Reihe/Serie: Pedia Books
• Reihe/Serie: Pedia Books
• Illustrationen: Amy Jean Porter
• Zusatzinfo: 53 b/w illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Schlagworte: Ageratina altissima • Alkaloid • Ambrosius Bosschaert • Araceae • arboretums • Asteraceae • Audubon • best gardening books • Bobbi Angell • books for nature lovers • botanical artists • Botanical Gardens • botanical illustration • botanical name • Botanical Society of America • Botany • Bract • brazil nut • Bromeliaceae • Bud • bulb • Cananga odorata • Catharanthus roseus • Chlorophyll • Chocolate • Chrysanthemum • commelinaceae • Copyright • corpse flower • Cultivar • Cuscuta • Daucus Carota • drawing • Drought • dye plants • Ecology • Edible flowers • Elaiosome • Emile Galle • essential oil • ethnobotany • Ficus • Fig wasp • forest floor • Frost flower • fungus • gardening books • georgia o’keeffe • Gift Books • Haustorium • Heliconia • herb • Herbarium • Herbivore • honey bee • horticulture • Illustration • Inflorescence • insect • Iridaceae • jimsonweed • Kalmia latifolia • keystone species • Liliaceae • lotus flower • Margaret Mee • Maria Sibylla Merian • Monocotyledon • Monotropa Uniflora • Mycorrhiza • nectar • nectar guide • New York Botanical Garden • nutrient • Obligate • On Plants • Orchidaceae • Ovary (botany) • Ovipositor • ovule • Panicle • Parasitic plant • Passiflora • passionflower • perfume • petal • photosynthesis • pineapple • Plant reproductive morphology • Podophyllum • Pollination • pollinator • Princeton University Press • Project • queen anne's lace • Queen Anne’s lace • Rainforest • resurrection plant • Rhizome • Robert Kirk (folklorist) • Rosaceae • Rubiaceae • Saffron • Saguaro • sanguinaria • scientific plant names • seed dispersal • seedling • Sepal • Shrub • Skunk cabbage • Smithsonian • Solanaceae • Spadix (botany) • spanish moss • stamen • Staminode • Starch • Succulent plant • Symplocarpus foetidus • Taxodium distichum • Tepal • Tradescantia • TULIP • tulips • Umbel • Vascular tissue • Vincent van Gogh • Wood rose • Xylem
• ISBN-10: 0-691-21754-8 / 0691217548
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21754-3 / 9780691217543