The nature of plants: habitats, challenges and adaptations.

Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2005.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 314 pp. colour photographs.

A fascinating exploration of the evolution and adaptations of plants. Covers topics such as parasitism; arid environments; water environments; plants and fire; adaptations to salt; alpine and arctic environments; plants and animals; and plants, fungi and bacteria.