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Book

Plants : flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and other plants

Call Number

  • J 580 LEVI (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, N.Y. : Crabtree Pub., c2010.

Physical Description

48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Summary

The plant kingdom contains more than 250,000 species. With green pigment called chlorophyll in some cells, these organisms have the unique ability to make their own food. This colorful book describes the main groups of plants, including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Special sections highlight the role of plants in the environment--as producers in the food chain and producers of the world's oxygen--and their role in climate and the water cycle. Case histories include the discovery of a new species of conifer tree in Australia and special cases of plant breeding.

Contents

  • The biology of plants
  • Non-seed plants : mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
  • Ferns and their relatives : seedless vascular plants
  • Gymnosperms : conifers, cycads, and ginkgoes
  • Angiosperms : flowering plants
  • Buttercups, roses, and other dicots
  • Lilies, orchids, and other monocots.

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Added Authors

Leslie Johnstone