
The Identification of Flowering Plant Families
James Cullen(Author)
Cambridge University Press
4th Edition
Published on 29. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
227 pages
978-0-521-58550-7 (ISBN)
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Description
This short, user-friendly guide provides all the information necessary to identify the flowering plant families found in the wild or cultivated in northern temperate regions. In total, 286 families are covered by the bracketed identification keys, which are accompanied by a comprehensive explanatory guide to their use. A fully illustrated discussion of floral structure and terminology precedes the keys and brief descriptions of the families (arranged according to the Engler and Prantl system) follow. A chapter giving advice on identification beyond the level of family, plus an annotated bibliography and glossary complete the volume. In this new expanded edition the information on morphology and terminology has been restructured, the keys have been revised and improved, and the descriptions re-written so that they are more accessible and informative.
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'... appreciated not only by students but also by professionals and amateurs in the fields of botany and horticulture ... This new edition is without doubt superior to the last ... this book continues to be the most practical and accessible approach to plant family identification and anybody with an interest in this subject should carry one of these in their back pocket at all times.' V. Plana, Edinburgh Journal of Botany 'Recommended for students and mature botanists.' NaturalistMore details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Tables, unspecified; 8 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-58550-7 (9780521585507)
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Practical Plant Identification
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P. H. Davis | J. Cullen
The Identification of Flowering Plant Families
Including a Key to Those Cultivated in North Temperate Regions
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07/1989
3rd Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Examining the plant: a brief survey of plant structure and its associated terminology; Using the keys; Keys; Arrangement and description of families; Further identification and annotated bibliography; Glossary; Index.