Wonders of the Plant Kingdom: A Microcosm Revealed

by Wolfgang Stuppy, Madeline Harley, Rob Kesseler

Compared to the obvious complexity of animals, plants at a glance seem relatively simple in form. But that simplicity is deceptive: the plants around us are the result of millennia of incredible evolutionary adaptations that have allowed them to survive, and thrive, under wildly changing conditions and in remarkably specific ecological niches. Much of this innovation, however, is invisible to the naked eye. With Wonders of the Plant Kingdom , the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022621592X
• ISBN13: 9780226215921
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 9.9"