Book ID: 99496
Gray,Leon (ed.)
Flowering Plants. A Concise Pictorial Guide. From original texts by V. H. Heywood, R. K. Brummit, A. Culham and O. Seberg. 2011. Many col. figs. 288 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Deals with over 100 of the most important plant families that shape our lives and environment. Introduction to the new DNA classification of plants, the APG III system/ Description of each family including key diagonostic features, distribution and economic uses/ Glossary of specialist terms used in the text/ Meticulous colour illustrations by botanical artists/ Appendix providing latest classification, listing 413 families as recognised by APG III.