André Michaux in Florida: An Eighteenth-Century Botanical Journey

by Walter Kingsley Taylor and Eliane M. Norman

Book Overview

Retracing the eighteenth-century Florida exploration of botanist Andre Michaux

The name Michaux often appears in the plant names of Florida, from the endangered yellow violets that grow wild in the panhandle to the Florida rosemary of the scrub. Andre Michaux (1746-1803) was an extraordinary and dynamic individual who explored North America during the eighteenth century, the first trained botanist to explore extensively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813080452
• ISBN13: 9780813080451
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"