This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the

Flowering Plants profiles a trove of more than 100 flowering plant families with over 700 beautiful photographs of these botanical stunners.

The ideal reference for students of botany and horticulture, gardeners, and naturalists. The diverse external shapes and structures that make up flowering plant

Introduction. Choice of classification. Choice of families and family list. Family treatments. Dicotyledons and monocotyledons: an example of paraphyly. Observi

"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations an