| Description |
ii, 235 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
"APG" in subscript following title. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Botony in a day: the patterns method of plant identification. Botany in a day tutorial: how to proceed -- Plant names and classification -- Evolution of plants : A puzzle without all the pieces ; Life begins ; The land plants -- Learning plants by families -- Problems in taxonomic paradise -- How to use the keys -- Profile your flower : Key to regular dicot flowers with numerous petals ; Key to irregular dicot flowers ; Key to regular dicot flowers with 0, 3 or 6 petals ; Key to regular dicot flowers with 4 petals ; Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 united petals ; Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 separate petals ; Key to dicot trees and shrubs by their fruits ; Key to monocot flowers -- pt. II. Reference guide: an herbal field guide to plant families. Clubmoss clade -- Fern clade -- Naked seed clade -- Flowering plants clade : Water lily clade ; Magnolia clade ; Hornwort clade ; Eudicots clade ; Monocots clade -- Medicinal properties of plants -- Indexes : Plants by genus ; Plants by common name ; Plant families and subfamilies by botanical names ; Plant families and subfamilies by common name. |
| Summary |
Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing eight key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families. |
| Subject |
Plants -- North America -- Identification.
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Wild flowers -- North America -- Identification.
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Botany -- North America.
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Medicinal plants.
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| Genre |
Guidebooks.
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| Added Title |
Patterns method of plant identification |
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Herbal field guide to plant families of North America |
| ISBN |
9781892784353 |
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1892784351 |
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