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Guide to Flowering Plant Families
Zomlefer
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Description for Guide to Flowering Plant Families
Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America with detailed illustrations and modern referenced commentaries. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characteristics, distribution data, important economic members, and pollination ecology. The book's most striking feature is Zomlefer's 158 original pen-and-ink plates depicting intricate dissections of 312 species. The content of the family discussions is geared to readers who have completed one introductory biology course. For readers less familiar with botanical ... Read more
Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America with detailed illustrations and modern referenced commentaries. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characteristics, distribution data, important economic members, and pollination ecology. The book's most striking feature is Zomlefer's 158 original pen-and-ink plates depicting intricate dissections of 312 species. The content of the family discussions is geared to readers who have completed one introductory biology course. For readers less familiar with botanical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807844700
SKU
V9780807844700
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Zomlefer
Dr. Wendy B. Zomlefer is a curator at the University of Georgia Herbarium. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in botany from the University of Florida and her B.S. in botany from the University of Vermont. She is a plant taxonomist with numerous scientific publications and also has over twenty-five years experience as a professional scientific illustrator.
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