Flora

Flora
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2018-10-23
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 0744046319

Let the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens guide you around the beautiful and mysterious world that is the plant kingdom. From regulating the air we breathe to providing food, clothes, fuels, and medicines - plants are fundamental to our lives. Discover an extraordinary diversity of species, which includes a grass that grows a meter a day, roots that breathe air, and "queen of the night" cactuses whose rare blooms vanish before dawn. In a combination of art and science, Flora celebrates plants from majestic trees to microscopic algae, explaining how they germinate, grow, and reproduce. It presents species that have evolved to accommodate pollinating insects such as the foxglove, and plants that have adapted to flourish in even the most hostile of habitats. Pierre-Joseph Redoute in the 18th-century was described as the "Raphael of flowers". Flora showcases his botanical paintings as well as those of Georg Ehret and others in this gorgeous visual celebration of plants through the ages. Whether you are a keen gardener, naturalist, or botany student, this beautiful book is a treat that will entice, inform, and amaze.

A Synopsis of the British Flora

A Synopsis of the British Flora
Author: John Lindley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2015-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108076718

Lindley's 1829 classification of British plants describes genera and species in English, using a uniform, standard vocabulary.