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Author | : Ronald L. Jones |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 856 |
Release | : 2005-03-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0813137209 |
Plant Life of Kentucky is the first comprehensive guide to all the ferns, flowering herbs, and woody plants of the state. This long-awaited work provides identification keys for Kentucky's 2,600 native and naturalized vascular plants, with notes on wildlife/human uses, poisonous plants, and medicinal herbs. The common name, flowering period, habitat, distribution, rarity, and wetland status are given for each species, and about 80 percent are illustrated with line drawings. The inclusion of 250 additional species from outside the state (these species are "to be expected" in Kentucky) broadens the regional coverage, and most plants occurring from northern Alabama to southern Ohio to the Mississippi River (an area of wide similarity in flora) are examined, including nearly all the plants of western and central Tennessee. The author also describes prehistoric and historical changes in the flora, natural regions and plant communities, significant botanists, current threats to plant life, and a plan for future studies. Plant Life of Kentucky is intended as a research tool for professionals in biology and related fields, and as a resource for students, amateur naturalists, and others interested in understanding and preserving our rich botanical heritage.
Author | : Marie Carmichael Stopes |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2023-11-14 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Marie Carmichael Stopes's 'The Study of Plant Life' is a seminal work that delves into the intricate world of botany with a keen eye for detail and scientific accuracy. The book is a comprehensive guide to understanding plant anatomy, physiology, and growth behaviors, making it an essential read for students and enthusiasts alike. Stopes's writing style is both informative and engaging, with clear explanations and vivid descriptions that bring the subject matter to life. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge of the natural world and appreciate the beauty of plant life in all its forms. Stopes's expertise in botany shines through in this meticulously researched and thoughtfully composed work, making it a timeless classic in the field of plant science. 'The Study of Plant Life' is a must-read for anyone with a passion for botany or a curiosity about the natural world.
Author | : Cassandra Leah Quave |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2022-06-14 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1984879138 |
The uplifting, adventure-filled memoir of one groundbreaking scientist’s quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plants. “A fascinating and deeply personal journey.” —Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants and The Drunken Botanist Traveling by canoe, ATV, mule, airboat, and on foot, Dr. Cassandra Quave has conducted field research everywhere from the flooded forests of the remote Amazon to the isolated mountaintops in Albania and Kosovo—all in search of natural compounds, long-known to traditional healers, that could help save us all from the looming crisis of untreatable superbugs. Dr. Quave is a leading medical ethnobotanist—someone who identifies and studies plants that may be able to treat antimicrobial resistance and other threatening illnesses—helping to provide clues for the next generation of advanced medicines. And as a person born with multiple congenital defects of her skeletal system, she's done it all with just one leg. In The Plant Hunter, Dr. Quave weaves together science, botany, and memoir to tell us the extraordinary story of her own journey.
Author | : Jennifer W. MacAdam |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2011-11-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1119949440 |
Plant anatomy and physiology and a broad understanding of basic plant processes are of primary importance to a basic understanding of plant science. These areas serve as the first important building blocks in a variety of fields of study, including botany, plant biology, and horticulture. Structure and Function of Plants will serve as a text aimed at undergraduates in the plant sciences that will provide an accurate overview of complex plant processes as well as details essential to a basic understanding of plant anatomy and physiology. Presented in an engaging style with full-color illustrations, Structure and Function of Plants will appeal to undergraduates, faculty, extension faculty, and members of Master Gardener programs.
Author | : Rebecca E. Hirsch |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press TM |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2022-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1728466776 |
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Do plants really move? Absolutely! You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it's a sunflower, a Venus flytrap, or an exotic plant like an exploding cucumber, this fascinating picture book shows just how excitingly active plants really are. "With a doctorate in biology, Hirsch understands her subject, but equally important is her ability to communicate with well-chosen words that make the ideas fun and memorable for children. . . . A new way to see the plants around us."—starred, Booklist "Colorful, exuberant illustrations work impressively with the text. . . . Excellent collaboration produced a winner: graceful, informative, and entertaining."—starred, Kirkus Reviews
Author | : George Francis Atkinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Botany |
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Author | : Beronda L. Montgomery |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2021-04-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0674259394 |
An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving. We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply psychological benefits to humans as well, improving our moods and beautifying the landscape around us. But plants don’t just passively provide. They also take action. Beronda L. Montgomery explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as static and predictable. In fact, plants are masters of adaptation. They “know” what and who they are, and they use this knowledge to make a way in the world. Plants experience a kind of sensation that does not require eyes or ears. They distinguish kin, friend, and foe, and they are able to respond to ecological competition despite lacking the capacity of fight-or-flight. Plants are even capable of transformative behaviors that allow them to maximize their chances of survival in a dynamic and sometimes unfriendly environment. Lessons from Plants enters into the depth of botanic experience and shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery’s meditative study puts before us a question with the power to reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?
Author | : Anita Ganeri |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781403458964 |
Explains how seeds germinate, how plants make food from photosynthesis, and the different ways plants regenerate.
Author | : James Howard Miller |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780820327488 |
This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students--anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our regions forests. Features: Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species of forbs, in 180 genera: grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen 650 color photos Map of physiographic provinces 56 simple black-and-white drawings of flower parts, flower types, and inflorescences, leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins, and parts of a grass plant Glossary Index of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names
Author | : Marcello Pennacchio |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2010-07-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199708479 |
Plants provide the food, shelter, medicines, and biomass that underlie sustainable life. One of the earliest and often overlooked uses of plants is the production of smoke, dating to the time of early hominid species. Plant-derived smoke has had an enormous socio-economic impact throughout human history, being burned for medicinal and recreational purposes, magico-religious ceremonies, pest control, food preservation, and flavoring, perfumes, and incense. This illustrated global compendium documents and describes approximately 2,000 global uses for over 1,400 plant species. The Uses and Abuses of Plant-Derived Smoke is accessibly written and provides a wealth of information on human uses for smoke. Divided into nine main categories of use, the compendium lists plant-derived smoke's medicinal, historical, ceremonial, ritual and recreational uses. Plant use in the production of incense and to preserve and flavor foods and beverages is also included. Each entry includes full binomial names and family, an identification of the person who named the plant, as well as numerous references to other scholarly texts. Of particular interest will be plants such as Tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum), Boswellia spp (frankincense), and Datura stramonium (smoked as a treatment for asthma all over the world), all of which are described in great detail.