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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547943985Author Steven FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 579gDimensions(mm) 184mm *...

A detailed guide to 41 of the most widespread wild foods in North America, covering how to find and identify them, which parts are used, when and how to harvest them, and how to prepare them for the table. The cultural and natural history of the plants...

Wych Elm is a celebration of a quintessentially British tree. This book describes in detail for the first time the ecological and cultural history of a tree species ravaged by Dutch elm disease but still thriving in its last European stronghold in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770415348Author Helen HumphreysFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Plants Matter explores how plants and people live together. This is not only a book about the importance of plants and how people use them, but it argues also that knowing the world is achieved-with plants. In addition to populating the landscape, plants...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486828749Author Ruth BinneyFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover PublicationsPublisher Dover PublicationsWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 180mm *...

South Africa's Fynbos Biome, which spans the country's Western and Eastern Cape provinces, is one of the richest floras in the world. In addition to its spectacular botanical diversity, the region is also famous for its remarkable variety of fauna, with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951682712Author Steve W ChaddeFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Orchard InnovationsPublisher Orchard InnovationsWeight(grams) 485g

Winner, Hubert Herring Book Award, Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies Candomble, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of plants in its spiritual and medicinal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804836Author Leda MeredithFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

With their delicate green and white blooms, snowdrops may seem fragile, yet they possess remarkable resilience. Treasured by gardeners for their ability to bloom early in the year, they also hold significance beyond the horticultural world. From...

Reveals how we can learn from the intelligent communities of trees and plants. Breakthrough research is not only revealing a brilliant green world with amazing attributes like dispersed intelligence but also that humanity, like the tree and plant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782081522060Author Emmanuelle PolleFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 520g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580088374Author Jason KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 873gDimensions(mm) 173mm *...

Plants are fundamental to life on Earth - they provide the oxygen we breathe, our food and beverages, spices and herbs, fibres, medicines, fuels, dyes and building materials. To enable botanists to identify plants they have been classified by physical...

This new edition of Whitmore's classic introduction to tropical rain forests has been comprehensively revised and updated, reflecting the changes which have taken place since it was first published in 1990. The sections on human impact have been extended...

An indispensable illustrated source of information for hundreds of species of North American trees This authoritative reference on native and non-native trees of North America, by Smithsonian veteran W. John Kress, provides an unprecedented appraisal...

The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. With "An Orchard Invisible", Jonathan Silvertown presents the oft-ignored seed with the natural history it deserves, one nearly as varied and surprising as the earth's flora itself. In a clear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635422566Author Stefano MancusoFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC

To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932846034Author Alexander, C. MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint The Blackburn PressPublisher The Blackburn PressWeight(grams) 532g

Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia describes the rich flora of this biogeographically distinct region located on the east coast of Australia, covering the north coast of New South Wales and South-East Queensland. This guide presents a selection of...

What kind of tree is that? Whether you're hiking in the woods or simply sitting in your backyard, from Maine to New York you'll never be without an answer to that question, thanks to this handy companion to the trees of the Northeast. Featuring detailed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226675671Author Ken ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Kudzu abounds across the American South. Introduced in the United States in the 1800s as a solution for soil erosion, this invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins came to be known as a pernicious invader capable of smothering everything in its path. To...

Mushrooms are one of our planet’s most amazing and unusual organisms. Used for millennia as a source of food, medicine, and occasionally poison, mushrooms and toadstools have become part of our cultural histories: for example, a ring of mushrooms was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879611514Author Evelyn McConnaugheyFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Naturegraph & Keven Brown PublicationsPublisher Naturegraph & Keven Brown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525559856Author Dr. Qing LiFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint VikingPublisher VikingWeight(grams) 561gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 154mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874357544Author Keith WatsonFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Pisces PublicationsPublisher Pisces PublicationsWeight(grams) 1795g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890134542Author Michael MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 351Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico PressWeight(grams) 828g

World-renowned canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni has climbed trees on four continents with scientists, students, artists, clergymen, musicians, activists, loggers, legislators, and Inuits, gathering diverse perspectives. In "Between Earth and Sky", a rich...

This beautifully illustrated book is your guide to the invasive species found across North America.Invasive flora and fauna adversely affect our ecosystems. Some species are introduced purposefully and can be harmless or even beneficial to other native...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951682316Author A W SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Orchard InnovationsPublisher Orchard InnovationsWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994722126Author Himansu BaijnathFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Durban Botanic GardensPublisher Clinton Friedman

The poppy is the classic cornfield plant. Throughout history it has been one of the most successful of all agricultural weeds. Its brilliant colour has made it one of our best-known plants - it is beloved of artists and poets, though often hated by...

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into...

This easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens. PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST...

At the turn of the noneteenth century - when mmost food in America was blan and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-exotic foods - David Fairchild convinced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finance overseas explorations...

Examine your world to find fresh and tasty wild foods!Stumbling upon plump wild berries on a hike or discovering succulent fresh mushrooms on the forest floor can be a welcome surprise. Turn up these happy accidents to a whole new level with the only...

An easy-to-use Jamaican nature guide, identifying over 400 species and containing over 160 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. The text is designed to give botanists and the more casual observer an opportunity to become familiar with the plants...