Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists

by Ross Bayton and Simon Maughan

Most of us lump plants together in one big family, and when pressed can only explain their grouping by what they're not--not an animal, not a mineral, and so just a plant. In reality, there are hundreds of different plant families, each grouped logically by a unique family history and genealogy. This brings sense and order to the more than a quarter of a million different plant species covering a diverse spectrum that includes soaring sequoias (Cupressaceae),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022652308X
• ISBN13: 9780226523088
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.1"