Botany in a Day

Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Botany
ISBN: 9781892784155

Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing seven key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.

Botany in a Day

Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher: Hops Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2013
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781892784353

Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing eight key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.

Plant Identification Terminology

Plant Identification Terminology
Author: James G. Harris
Publisher: Spring Lake Publishing
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2001
Genre: Botanique - Dictionnaires anglais
ISBN: 9780964022171

Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

Name that Flower

Name that Flower
Author: Ian Clarke
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2003
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780522850604

"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations and explanations of reproductive parts, variations in floral structure, and nomenclature and plant families. The dissection process for flowers, techniques of flower arranging, and methods of observing structure for identification are clearly described. Plant families common to Australia are illustrated with examples of cultivated and wild

Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants
Author: Wallace Kaufman
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0811749835

Identify and understand the plants that are changing the North American landscape forever.

Botany in a Day

Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Botany
ISBN: 9781892784070

This book teaches readers how to identify plants--and their uses--within groups and families. Botany in a Day provides simple techniques for plant identification, plus line drawings that highlight family characteristics, and plant entries that discuss med

Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour

Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour
Author: Katharina Kreissig
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2019-05-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 366258817X

This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.

The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms

The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
Author: Nancy J. Turner
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 160469145X

If people knew how many poisonous plants are commonly found in homes and gardens, they'd be shocked. Plants as common as monkshood, castorbean, and oleander are not just dangerous, they're deadly. The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms is a comprehensive, easy-to-use handbook. The book is split into four main categories: mushrooms, wild plants, ornamental and crop plants, and houseplants. Each plant entry includes a clear photograph to aid the task of identification, a description of the plant, notes on where they commonly occur, and a description of their toxic properties. Plants are listed by common name to assist the non-specialist.