Kew - Plant Words (eBook)

A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Joe Richomme, Emma Wayland (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
208 Seiten
Headline (Verlag)
978-1-80279-009-2 (ISBN)

Infos

What was tulipmania? Where would you find a boreal forest? And why are fungi not plants?Exploring everything from algae to the wood-wide web, this brilliantly eclectic and beautifully illustrated book delves into the roots, meaning and compelling stories of 250 botanical words.Guided by the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant Words is a cornucopia of horticultural terms. From plants that have changed the course of history to those that talk to each other, and from trees as old as dinosaurs to gardening in outer space, this intriguing collection will cultivate your curiosity and give you the inside story on plants.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.10.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 80 b&w illus
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Schlagworte: Biology • botanists • Botany • conservation • Ecology • Environment • Examples • FACTS • fungivocabulary • Garden History • Gardening • Gardens • Glossary • Habitats • horticulture • house plants • Kew • Kew Gardens • lifestyle • Mother Earth • mystical plants • Nature • perrial plant • plant facts • plant history • plant lovers • plants • plant speicies • plantstagram • Royal Botanical Gardens • Science • Specimens • Trees • Wildflowers • wildlife
• ISBN-10: 1-80279-009-8 / 1802790098
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80279-009-2 / 9781802790092