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Lawrence Newcomb's system of identification on wild flowers is based on natural structural features that are easily visible to the untrained eye and enables amateurs and experts to identify almost any wildflower quickly and accurately.Book...

Tropical fruits such as banana, mango, papaya, and pineapple are familiar and treasured staples of our diets, and consequently of great commercial importance, but there are many other interesting species that are little known to inhabitants of temperate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874357636Author Peter CreedFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Pisces PublicationsPublisher Pisces Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739973339Author Peter WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Green Magic PublishingPublisher Green Magic Publishing

Nancy Turner describes more than 150 plants traditionally harvested and eaten by First Peoples east of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia and northern Washington. Each description includes information on where to find the plant and a discussion on...

Unassuming yet beautiful, moss has been used for centuries in gardens, medicine, and handicrafts around the world. It is most often associated with damp, shady spaces, but can be found in the most unexpected and far-flung places in the world, from...

A full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of plants with medicinal propertiesOf the nearly 400,000 plants that have evolved on Earth, around seven percent of them have been used in traditional herbal medicine or as local remedies. More...

What is it about the small fruits of field and wood that encourages rapture? These gifts of the earth - flagrant in hedgerows, carpeting the forest floor or colouring the uplands - are so ubiquitous as to be commonplace and so extraordinary that we have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760762353Author Alana LanganFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Thames & HudsonPublisher Thames & HudsonWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 175mm *...

From ancient Pharaohs to 21st Century water wars, papyrus is a unique plant that is still one of the fastest growing plant species on earth. It produces its own "soil"-a peaty, matrix that floats on water-and its stems inspired the fluted columns of the...

Picking mushrooms in the woods on a sunny day can be fun for the whole family . . . but only if you do it safely! There are thousands of different species of fungi, so it can be hard to tell which are edible and which are poisonous when you are picking...

Lichens are complex life forms that are the result of a symbiotic partnership between multiple organisms, usually a fungus and an alga. Though often overlooked or mistaken for other organisms (like moss), lichens are a critical part of each ecosystem...

This magnificent compendium is the fourth in a series of catalogues describing selections of rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection assembled by Mrs. Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon. Herbaria describes sixty-three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395926222Author Lee Allen PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 184mm * 114mm *...

The Alberta Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for this spectacular Canadian province. Our three popular Pocket Naturalist Guides to British Columbia - Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife - are attractively packaged and...

A comprehensive, richly illustrated photographic field guide to the ferns and lycophytes of the eastern United States and CanadaThis is a comprehensive photographic field guide to the ferns, spikemosses, clubmosses, and quillworts of eastern North...

Incredible Wild Edibles covers 36 of the best edible wild plants in North America: fruits, berries, nuts, shoots, leafy greens, root vegetables, culinary herbs, teas, and syrups that boast exceptional flavor and nutrition. The plants chosen represent...

Lichens have the capability to dissolve granite. They are very colorful; oranges, yellows, greens, blacks and whites adorn trees, bedrock and even gravestones. This field guide spotlights 120 species, shown in color photos with natural history text...

This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen from Cape...

The seductive nature of carnivorous plants is on sensational display in this art collection of botanical photography. Over 140 color images show minute detail of the species, hybrids, and cultivars from around the world cultivated by the author, as well...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062065469Author Richard MabeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 254g

The most complete guide ever written on the medicinal plants of western North America.Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs offers the best information in the world on the current popular and traditional uses of the nearly 500...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890135396Author Michael MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico PressWeight(grams) 710g

Grasses cover approximately one-quarter of the planet's land surface; four species - wheat, rice, maize and sugar - provide 60 per cent of human calorie intake. Almost all of us at some point play on, relax on, plant, tend or harvest grasses for our...

Purchasing vegetables and leafy greens can become rather pricy. Moreover store-bought greens often contain unhealthy pesticides and chemicals that can be harmful to your health. Foraging for wild plants is a cost effective and healthy alternative...

"An invaluable guide for the feast in the East." -Hank Shaw, author of the James Beard Award-winning website Hunter Angler Gardener Cook The Northeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Leda Meredith as your trusted guide you will learn how...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

A Flora of the White Mountains, California and Nevada explores the rich and diverse plant life of this isolated mountain range, renowned for housing the oldest living plants on Earth-bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva). With elevations ranging from 4,000...

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Warren Dean chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. A quarter the size of the Amazon Forest, and the most densely populated region in Brazil, the...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

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This flora of 70 species is dominated by deciduous trees, many with descendants in China. Precipitation was 890 mm, mean annual temperature 12.5!C, the annual range 10!C, and freezing rare. Elevation was about 1000 meters. Comparison with the Horse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938314462Author Asta BowenFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Farcountry PressPublisher Farcountry PressWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm *...

If you imagine the Texas Hill Country solely as dry limestone slopes of cedar and scrub oak, prepare to have your eyes opened. The Edwards Plateau, upon which the Hill Country sits, is also a land of lush cypress-lined streams, diverse thickets, and...

Grasses and grasslands are of increasing interest to conservationists, biologists, and gardeners. There are more than 300 species of native California grasses and they are found in almost every climate--from cool, wet forests to hot, dry deserts. Native...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781422377437Author William Berryman ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998526000Author Hans RoemerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour Publishing

A magnificently illustrated guide to the bryophyte species found across the worldBryophytes are a highly diverse group of plants found in nearly all parts of the world and across a range of habitats. The term “bryophyte” describes plants of three closely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885258069Author Daniel B. WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Great Outdoors Publishing CompanyPublisher Great Outdoors Publishing...