Botany & Plant Sciences

An exquisitely illustrated, lively exploration of Latin plant names for gardeners. More than just a dictionary, this fascinating book explains the ...

The use of Allium sativum (garlic) for medicinal purposes has origin in antiquity and is still included in the traditional medicine of many culture...

A comprehensive introduction to vascular plant phylogeny, the Fourth Edition of Plant Systematics reflects changes in the circumscription of many o...

A rich history of pioneers who shaped an ecological mission to restore tallgrass prairies, forests, and wetlands Internationally renowned for it...

Nature''s Palette is a highly illustrated, immensely entertaining exploration of the science of plant color. Beginning with potent reminders of ho...

This is an original and wide-ranging account of the careers of a close-knit group of highly influential ecologists working in Britain from the late...

Scotlands plants define its landscape from the heather moorlands of its iconic habitats to the weeds and a garden plants of its towns and cities. ...

On our breakfast tables and in our bakeries, we take for granted a grain that has made human civilization possible, a cereal whose humble origins b...