PLANT FORM - An illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology

This book was $120.00

Author: Adrian D. Bell ISBN: 9780881928501 Total Pages: 432

Hardback - 20 x 24.1 x 3 CM Publisher: Timber Press

The diverse external shapes and structures that make up flowering plants can be daunting, as can the terminology used to describe them. An understanding of plant form — plant morphology — is essential to appreciating the wonders of the plant world and to the study of botany and horticulture at every level. In this ingeniously designed volume, the complex subject becomes both accessible and manageable. The first section of the book describes and clearly illustrates the major plant structures that can be seen with the naked eye or a hand lens: leaf, root, stem, reproductive organs, and seedlings; special sections focus on vegetative propagation, and the morphology of grasses, orchids, and cacti. Because plants are dynamic organisms, constantly growing, changing, and becoming more elaborate, Part 2 focuses on how plants grow: bud development, the growth of reproductive organs, leaf arrangement, branching patterns, and the accumulation and loss of structures.

This classic book, now the newest edition includes the latest information on plant morphology, more than 1000 exquisite line drawings including 119 that are new to this edition, and nearly twice as many photographs as the previous edition. This book is aimed to stimulate the interest of students of botany and horticulture, enthusiastic gardeners and amateur naturalists, it functions as an illustrated dictionary, a basic course in plant morphology, and an intriguing and enlightening book to dip into.

Adrian D. Bell is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He has devoted his career to studying, teaching, and writing about plant morphology, serving as a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at Bangor University.

This book has some creases near the bottom of the book spine - visible on the back cover side and surface scuffs.