World Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora : An Authorative Guide to More Than 750 Wild Flowers of the World, Beautifully Illustrated with More Than 1700 Specially Commissioned Botanical Illustrations, Colour Photographs and Maps

by Lavelle, Mick

• ISBN13: 9780754814962
• ISBN10: 0754814963
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network
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Summary

A stunning visual guide to more than 750 of the most important wild fowers, trees, shrubs, herbs, cati, grasses, mosses, aquatic plants and weeds.

Table of Contents

What is a Wild Flower?	p. 6
How Flowers Live	p. 8
How Plants are Classified	p. 10
The Origin of Species	p. 12
The Parts of a Plant	p. 14
Leaf Forms and Shapes	p. 16
Flowers and Flower Forms	p. 18
The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants	p. 20
What is Pollination?	p. 22
Seeds and Seed Dispersal	p. 23
Herbaceous Plants	p. 24
Woody Plants	p. 26
Ecology and Habitats	p. 28
Conserving Endangered Species	p. 29
Wild Flower Habitats	p. 30
Scrubland and Desert	p. 32
Coniferous Woodland	p. 33
Hedgerows	p. 34
Broad-leaved Forest	p. 35
Grassland	p. 36
Fields	p. 37
Heaths	p. 38
Mountains and Moorland	p. 39
Tundra and Alpine Habitats	p. 40
Cliffs and Rocky Shores	p. 41
Beaches and Sand Dunes	p. 42
Riversides and Wetlands	p. 43
Estuaries, Swamps and Coastal Marshes	p. 44
Open Water	p. 45
Wild Flowers of the World	p. 46
How to Use the Directory	p. 48
Wild Flowers of Eurasia and Africa	p. 50
Buttercup Family	p. 52
Rose Family	p. 54
Legumes	p. 56
Cabbage Family	p. 58
Poppies and Fumitories	p. 60
Pinks and Geranium Families	p. 62
Primula and Dogbane Families	p. 64
Gentians and Bellflowers	p. 66
Euphorbia and Asphodel Families	p. 68
Stone Plants and Crassulas	p. 70
Saxifrage and Violet Families	p. 72
Carrot Family	p. 74
Borage and Lobelia Families	p. 76
Nettle and Deadnettle Families	p. 78
Figwort Family	p. 80
Acanthus Family	p. 82
Daisy Family	p. 84
Ericaceous Plants	p. 86
Nightshade and Bindweed Families	p. 88
Dogwood and Protea Families	p. 90
Milkweeds and Gesneriads	p. 92
Cucurbit Family	p. 94
Carnivorous Plants	p. 96
Parasitic Plants	p. 98
Duckweed and Arum Families	p. 100
Banana, Strelitzia and Ginger Families	p. 102
Iris Family	p. 104
Amaryllis Family	p. 106
Water Lilies, Cape Pondweeds and Cattails	p. 108
Grasses, Rushes and Sedges	p. 110
Lily Family	p. 112
Terrestrial Orchids	p. 114
Epiphytic and Lithophytic Orchids	p. 116
Wild Flowers of The Americas	p. 118
Buttercup Family	p. 120
Rose Family	p. 122
Legumes	p. 124
Cabbage Family	p. 126
Poppy Family	p. 128
Honeysuckle and Geranium Families	p. 130
Primula and Dogbane Families	p. 132
Gentians and Bellflowers	p. 134
Cactus Family	p. 136
Agaves and Crassulas	p. 138
Saxifrage, Currant and Violet Families	p. 140
Elaeocarpus and Mallow Families	p. 142
Borage and Lobelia Families	p. 144
Nettle and Deadnettle Families	p. 146
Figwort Family	p. 148
Acanthus Family	p. 150
Daisy Family	p. 152
Ericaceous Plants	p. 154
Nightshade and Bindweed Families	p. 156
Dogwood and Protea Families	p. 158
Gesneriads	p. 160
Cucurbit Family	p. 162
Carnivorous Plants	p. 164
Parasitic Plants	p. 166
Duckweed and Arum Families	p. 168
Banana and Ginger Families	p. 170
Iris Family	p. 172
Water Lilies	p. 174
Grasses, Rushes and Sedges	p. 176
Amaryllis Family	p. 178
Lilies and Alstromerias	p. 180
Orchids	p. 182
Wild Flowers of Australia and Oceania	p. 184
Buttercup and Dillenia Families	p. 186
Rose, Pittosporum and Tremandra Families	p. 188
Legumes	p. 190
Cabbage and Caper Families	p. 192
Gentian, Bellflower, Trigger Plant and Goodenia Families	p. 194
Geranium, Portulaca and Amaranth Families	p. 196
Oleander and Brazil Nut Families	p. 198
Myrtle, Evening Primrose and Daphne Families	p. 200
Passionflower, Violet and Saxifrage Families	p. 206
Carrot Family	p. 208
Bellflower, Pincushion and Madder Families	p. 210
Nettle, Deadnettle and Verbena Families	p. 212
Figwort and Myoporum Families	p. 214
Agave, Grass Tree and Bloodwort and Lily Families	p. 216
Daisy Family	p. 218
Heath Families	p. 220
Mallow and Elaeocarpus Families	p. 222
Dogwood and Protea Families	p. 224
Gesneriad, Acanthus and Jacaranda Families	p. 228
Citrus Family	p. 230
Carnivorous Plants	p. 232
Parasitic Plants	p. 234
Duckweed, Arum and Ginger Families	p. 236
Iris and Amaryllis Families	p. 238
Water Lilies, Buck Beans, Lotus Lilies, Pickerelweeds and Aponogeton	p. 240
Grasses and Sedges	p. 242
Lilies, Antherias, Asparages and Asphodels	p. 244
Orchids	p. 246
Glossary	p. 250
Index	p. 254
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