The book of seeds : a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world /
The book of seeds : a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world /
edited by Paul Smith ; contributors: Megan Barstow, Emily Beech, Katherine O'Donnell, Lydia Murphy, Sara Oldfield.
- 656 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a seed? -- How did seed plants evolve? -- Seeds & humans -- Seed conservation -- Plant diversity & why it matters -- Seed-bearing plants -- Cycadophyta -- Ginkgophyta & gnetophyta -- Pinophyta -- Magnoliophyta.
"The Book of Seeds takes readers through six hundred of the world's seed species, revealing their extraordinary beauty and rich diversity. Each page pairs a beautifully composed photo of a seed -- life-size, and, in some cases, enlarged to display fine detail-- with a short description, a map showing distribution, and information on conservation status. The whole spectrum of seeds is covered here. There are prolific species like corn and less widely distributed species, like the brilliant blue seeds of the traveler's palm or the bird of paradise flower, aptly named for its distinctive orange coiffure. There are tiny seeds and seeds weighing up to forty pounds. And while seeds in all their shapes, sizes, and colors grant us sustenance, there are even some we would be wise to treat with caution, such as the rosary pea, whose seeds are considered more toxic than ricin."--Jacket.
9780226362236 022636223X
14798764
2017035751
Seeds--Identification.
Seeds--Pictorial works.
SB118 / .S65 2018
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a seed? -- How did seed plants evolve? -- Seeds & humans -- Seed conservation -- Plant diversity & why it matters -- Seed-bearing plants -- Cycadophyta -- Ginkgophyta & gnetophyta -- Pinophyta -- Magnoliophyta.
"The Book of Seeds takes readers through six hundred of the world's seed species, revealing their extraordinary beauty and rich diversity. Each page pairs a beautifully composed photo of a seed -- life-size, and, in some cases, enlarged to display fine detail-- with a short description, a map showing distribution, and information on conservation status. The whole spectrum of seeds is covered here. There are prolific species like corn and less widely distributed species, like the brilliant blue seeds of the traveler's palm or the bird of paradise flower, aptly named for its distinctive orange coiffure. There are tiny seeds and seeds weighing up to forty pounds. And while seeds in all their shapes, sizes, and colors grant us sustenance, there are even some we would be wise to treat with caution, such as the rosary pea, whose seeds are considered more toxic than ricin."--Jacket.
9780226362236 022636223X
14798764
2017035751
Seeds--Identification.
Seeds--Pictorial works.
SB118 / .S65 2018