Practical Plant Identification
Including a Key to Native and Cultivated Flowering Plants in North Temperate Regions
1st Edition
Published on 5. November 2006
978-0-511-24326-4 (ISBN)
Description
Practical Plant Identification is an essential guide to identifying flowering plant families (wild or cultivated) in the northern hemisphere. Details of plant structure and terminology accompany practical keys to identify 318 families into which flowering plants are divided. Specifically designed for practical use, the keys can easily be worked backwards for checking identifications. Containing descriptions of families and listings of the genera within, it also includes a section on further identification to generic and specific levels. A successor to the author's bestselling The Identification of Flowering Plant Families, this guide is updated, and retains the same concise user-friendly approach. Cullen skillfully leads the reader from restrictive disciplines of older taxonomy, into an era of increasing numbers of plant families defined by DNA analysis. Aimed primarily at students of botany and horticulture, this is a perfect introduction to plant identification for anyone interested in plant taxonomy.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a very practical, handy-sized book for gardeners and students of horticulture and botany." Marilyn K. Alaimo, garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic GardenMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 Tables, unspecified; 8 Line drawings, unspecified
File size
2,59 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-24326-4 (9780511243264)
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James Cullen
Practical Plant Identification
Including a Key to Native and Cultivated Flowering Plants in North Temperate Regions
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09/2006
Cambridge University Press
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James Cullen
Practical Plant Identification
Including a Key to Native and Cultivated Flowering Plants in North Temperate Regions
Book
09/2006
Cambridge University Press
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Person
James Cullen is Director of the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust. He is also holder of the Gold Vetch Memorial Medal which is awarded to people who have helped in the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Examining the plant: a brief survey of plant structure and its associated terminology; Using the keys; Keys; 'Spot' characters; Arrangement and description of families; Further identification and annotated bibliography; Glossary; Index.
