St Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations, maps. The sedge family (Cyperaceae) is one of the 10 largest families of flowering plants, with over 5000 species and 108 genera. Sedges grow on every continent except Antarctica. They occur in habitats ranging from marshes to deserts..... More
South Australia: Gecko Books, 2013. Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs, map. Covering the area of Central Australia this booklet provides photographs and simple technical information about 37 common plants of the area. More
South Australia: Gecko Books, 2012. Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs, map. Covering the area of the Northern Territory known as the Savannah Way, north of Renner Springs to south of Katherine, this booklet provides detailed information for identification of common plants in the area. More
South Australia: Gecko Books, 2012. Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs, map. Covering the area of the Northern Territory north of Katherine this booklet provides detailed information for identification of common plants in the area. More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2014. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. With this basic beginner's field guide to North American wildflowers, all who enjoy nature and the outdoors can identify common wildflowers, from backyard weeds to dainty forest blossoms. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title..... More
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs. Addresses the problems of feeding the earth's population while conserving its natural resources, this book reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism. This collection brings together tools from anthropology, sociology..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, colour illustrations, line drawings, maps. The latest publication from the "Botanical Magazine" Monograph series, this is a fully illustrated guide to the heather species that grow naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Covered in detail are the distribution, classification, and conservation of..... More
Wellington: Te Papa Press, (2020. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, map. A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the country's pre-eminent seaweed expert Wendy Nelson. Across three main sections covering green, brown and red algae..... More
Melrose Park: Author, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. Details the 103 Eucalypt species and subspecies that are currently known in South Australia. For each species a double-page spread provides images of the habit, bark, buds, flowers and fruits, a seedling painting by Ian Roberts and a detailed..... More
Adelaide: Author, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map. Comprehensive information is provided on identification features, distribution, habitat, cultivation and uses. Many of these species are already commonly..... More
Adelaide: Author, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This guide treats 81 taller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map. Comprehensive information is provided on identification features, distribution, habitat, cultivation and uses. Many of these species are already commonly..... More
Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2012. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Cape Arid National Park is a fascinating and remote area on the far south-eastern coast of Western Australia. Husband-and-wife team Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky travel into isolated outback regions, often staying for months at a time, to paint the Australian bush..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations. This comprehensive book, compiled by a well-known cactus biologist, includes authoritative chapters by thiry-five contributors from around the world on topics ranging from evolution to biotechnology. It is the first book of its kind to bring..... More
London: Little, Brown, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is..... More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, figures, tables, maps. Includes articles by some of Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova's current and former students, colleagues, collaborators, and friends over the years. This volume, in celebration of her 70th birthday, is a collection of 25 peer-reviewed research articles on different..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2005. fourth edition). Quarto, paperback, Fully updated textbook looking at the fundamental principles of plant biology and new molecular techniques including genetically modified plants., This latest edition of The Physiology of Flowering Plants has been completely updated to cover the explosion of interest in plant biology..... More
Brisbane: Author, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Vietnam's cycads, many of which have been named only in the last 10-15 years, occupy a variety of specialised habitats. Some are obligate beach-dwellers, some live only in the northern mountains, some occur on small offshore islands, while some grow in tiny..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants from African countries into pharmaceuticals, resulting in many long and enduring conflicts. In this book, Osseo-Asare draws on public records and extensive interviews with..... More
London: Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. With over a million visitors a year, Kew is one of the world's best-loved gardens. As well as having a fascinating history and holding an unchallenged position as the world's leading botanical research institute, it is a paradise for plant lovers..... More
Marlborough: The Crowood Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Ornamental grasses have been used in gardens for hundreds of years yet many gardeners know little about their care, use and attractions. This lavish book contains the essential information needed to grow grasses successfully. Providing details on growth habits this book..... More
Totton: John Poland, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, line drawings. Conventional field guides only work when you have flowers or fruit - something all botanists find rather frustrating when out in the field. This key is an outstanding innovation. It enables the user to easily identify over 3,000 native and..... More
St Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. "Realizing Nature`s Potential: The Once and Future King of Drug Discovery" was a two-day event held at the Missouri Botanical Garden in the fall of 2006 in honor of Dr Gordon Cragg. Dr Cragg, former chief of the Natural Products..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. This is the first book to cover England's rare and threatened mosses and liverworts. Many are at risk from habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and other factors. Britain is one of the world's best bryologically recorded areas, yet of..... More
London: Atlantic Books, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs. The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid. Seven flowers: seven stories full of surprise and secrets. Where and when did these flowers originate? What is the nature of their power and how was it acquired? What use has been made..... More
Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2006. Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Borneo is one of the most exciting places to study the richness of plant life on Earth and home to more than 300 ginger species. Etlingera is among the most diverse and attractive of the genera found there;..... More