Botanical Field Guide

Author : Stefan Mager,Geoff Burrows
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Botany
ISBN : 0977577147

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Botanical Field Guide by Stefan Mager,Geoff Burrows Pdf

The Botanical Field Guide offers in symbol and keyword format a substantial overview of the plant world. Plants express life. They sustain the environment and feed humans and animals alike. For the conscious observer the plant becomes more than the sum of its parts. The plant can be experienced as an unfolding event that moves through the seasons from seed to leaf to flower to fruit and to seed again. Make this comprehensive and robust guide your steady companion, wherever you live, in city or country. Use it to look for details, to classify, to reference, to compare and to remember keywords for later research. Very soon your eyes will become more discerning and your discoveries will be a richly satisfying source of inspiration. Living with, understanding and respecting the omnipresent processes of Nature by way of personal, direct observation will help us adapt to and cope with the environmental changes that inevitably lie ahead.

Author : Gwen Jean Harden
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0868406090

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Flora of New South Wales by Gwen Jean Harden Pdf

A comprehensive revised edition incorporating recent developments such as changes to species names, significant changes to classifications, as well as information on newly described plants.

Author : Jon Paul Rebman,Norman C. Roberts,Exequiel Ezcurra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 0916251187

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Baja California Plant Field Guide by Jon Paul Rebman,Norman C. Roberts,Exequiel Ezcurra Pdf

The Baja California Plant Field Guide is a manual to native and naturalized plants of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. It is a useful guide for the entire Sonoran Desert and for Southern California, as over 50% of the species covered also occur in these regions. Over 715 different plants in 111 plant families are identified (most in both English and Spanish), with both scientific and common names and detailed descriptions. Many species are illustrated with color photographs. Descriptions entail plant habit and height; stem, leaf, flower, and fruit morphology; range; elevation; pollination biology; ethnobotanical uses; and discriminating comparisons with close relatives. This book is intended for everyone from the interested novice to the professional botanist.

Author : Steven Foster,James A. Duke
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0395988144

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A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America by Steven Foster,James A. Duke Pdf

At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos.

Author : William Hawthorne,Anna Lawrence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136559723

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Plant Identification by William Hawthorne,Anna Lawrence Pdf

An important prerequisite for successful conservation is a good understanding of what we seek to conserve. Nowhere is this more the case than in the fight to protect plant biodiversity, which is threatened by human activity in many regions worldwide. This book is written in the belief that tools that enable more people to understand biodiversity can not only aid protection efforts but also contribute to rural livelihoods. Among the most important of those tools is the field guide. Plant Identification provides potential authors of field guides with practical advice about all aspects of producing user-friendly guides which help to identify plants for the purposes of conservation, sustainable use, participatory monitoring or greater appreciation of biodiversity. The book draws on both scientific and participatory processes, supported by the experience of contributors from across the tropics. It presents a core process for producing a field guide, setting out key steps, options and techniques available to the authors of a guide and, through illustration, helps authors choose methods and media appropriate to their context.

Author : Ansgar Hoppe
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1907807403

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A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps by Ansgar Hoppe Pdf

Explore the colourful world of alpine flowers. This practical book will help you make a quick, reliable identification of over 500 species illustrated with colour photographs. For each plant the common name, scientific name, flowering time, plant height, protected status, and distribution (habitat and altitude) are described.

Author : Parks and Recreation Margaret Gargiullo City of New York, National Resources Group
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199720033

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A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica by Parks and Recreation Margaret Gargiullo City of New York, National Resources Group Pdf

At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, woody vines, herbaceous vines, herbs, grasses and ferns. Along with 1400 color photographs, the guide also includes an illustrated glossary of plant parts, five maps of Costa Rica, and laminated covers for durability in the field. With so much readily accessible information, this book is essential for exploring Costa Rica's common and conspicuous flora from the plants growing along the roadside to the best natural parks.

Author : Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Botany
ISBN : 1892784076

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Botany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel Pdf

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

Author : Steven Foster,Christopher Hobbs
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0395838061

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A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster,Christopher Hobbs Pdf

Features more than five hundred plants and herbs of North America providing information on their location and medicinal uses.

Author : Richard K. Rabeler
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0472032461

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Gleason's Plants of Michigan by Richard K. Rabeler Pdf

Updated edition of the classic botanical guide to the Great Lakes region

Author : Dina Falconi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-14
Category : Cooking (Wild foods)
ISBN : 0989343308

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Foraging and Feasting by Dina Falconi Pdf

Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook celebrates and reclaims the lost art of turning locally gathered wild plants into nutritious, delicious meals ? a traditional foodway long practiced by our ancestors but neglected in modern times. The book's beautiful, instructive botanical illustrations and enlightening recipes offer an adventurous and satisfying way to eat locally and seasonally. Readers will be able to identify, harvest, prepare, eat, and savor the wild bounty all around them. We share this project with you out of our long commitment to connecting with nature through food and art. The effort weaves together Dina?s 30 years of passionate investigations into wild-plant identification, foraging, and cooking with Wendy?s deft artistic skills honed over 15 years as a botanical illustrator. The result is an abundance of recipes and illustrations that explore creative ways to bring wild edibles into our lives. Part One of Foraging & Feasting serves as a visual guide, tracking 50 plants through their growing cycle. The images illustrate the culinary uses of wild plants at various seasons. Part Two contains easy-to-use references including Plant Chart Centerfolds and Seasonal Flow Charts. Part Three brings you into the kitchen; here you'll find more than 100 master recipes and countless variations formulated to help you easily turn wild plants into delectable salads, soups, beverages, meat dishes, desserts, and a host of other culinary delights. These recipes are not limited to wild ingredients; they can be used with cultivated ingredients as well, purchased or homegrown. Many of the recipes can be made to accommodate various dietary restrictions: gluten-free, casein-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and sugar-free. Among those who will find the book valuable are the health-conscious members of the Weston A Price Foundation, ever in search of nutrient-dense, traditional whole foods. Slow Food enthusiasts will appreciate how focusing on ancient, seas¬¬unusual edibles.

Author : Thomas S. Elias,Peter A. Dykeman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1402767153

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Edible Wild Plants by Thomas S. Elias,Peter A. Dykeman Pdf

Presents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.

Author : Alwyn H. Gentry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226289435

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A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), with Supplementary Notes on Herbaceous Taxa by Alwyn H. Gentry Pdf

To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America. As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present during certain seasons, Gentry's book focuses on characters such as bark, leaves, and odor that are present year-round. His guide is filled with clear illustrations, step-by-step keys to identification, and a wealth of previously unpublished data. All biologists, wildlife managers, conservationists, and government officials concerned with the tropical rain forests will need and use this field guide. Alwyn Gentry was one of the world's foremost experts on the biology of tropical plants. He was senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and was a member of Conservation International's interdisciplinary Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) team, which inventories the biodiversity of the most threatened tropical areas. From 1967 to 1993 he collected more than 80,000 plant specimens, many of them new to science.

Author : Stewart McPherson,Donald E. Schnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Carnivorous plants
ISBN : 1908787082

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Field Guide to the Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada by Stewart McPherson,Donald E. Schnell Pdf

Author : Ron Russo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Gall midges
ISBN : 0520248856

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Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States by Ron Russo Pdf

"This exciting book belongs on every naturalist's bookshelf. The excellent color photos and clear text will endear it to the amateur while the accurate identifications will please the professional. This book is an ideal gift for anyone who enjoys spending time outdoors."--Katherine Schick, Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley "This identification guide, with its summaries of the science and lore of galls and their causative organisms, engagingly draws one into another barely explored world, one presently known only to a few. With the publication of this book, many more can now appreciate these fascinating plant growths."--Raymond J. Gagne, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA "This comprehensive, descriptive, and beautifully illustrated guide to plant galls of the West will appeal to both professional and amateur."--Diane M. Erwin, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley "A great book for entomologists, plant pathologists, and would-be naturalists who are curious about the amazing insect-plant relationships illustrated by plant galls."--Charles Dailey, Sierra College