Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest

Trees are now in the public eye as never before.

How the prized matsutake mushroom is remaking human communities in China-and providing new ways to understand human and more-than-human worldsWhat a Mushroom Lives For pushes today's mushroom renaissance in compelling new directions.

This new book by Sierra expert Elizabeth Wenk includes photos and descriptions of approximately 300 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs in the High Sierra.

One tree, in one garden.

From acacia to wild grape, ForagingCalifornia guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Golden State.

The most comprehensive guide to the botany, pharmacology, cultural, ritual, and personal use of erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day *; Details the use, preparation, and dosage of more than 400 plant, animal, mineral, and synthetic substances, both common and exotic, as well as their botany, science, and legal status *; Explores the historical and present use of aphrodisiacs and their role in sexual practices, culture, and art *; Richly illustrated throughout with more than 800 color photographs The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological, and scientific research, this encyclopedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day.

Californias diverse geography overflows with many types of edible plants.

Foraging edible plants was once limited to specialists, survivalists, and herbalists, but it's become increasingly mainstream.

Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; a glossary of botanical terms; color photos.

Prosopis is an intriguing genus of flowering plants found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia.

Written in a manner suitable for a popular audience and including color photographs and recipes for some common uses of the nut, Pecan: America's Native Nut Tree gathers scientific, historical, and anecdotal information to present a comprehensive view of the largely unknown story of the pecan.

Learn how to grow wild and exotic, medicinally important, sustainable, and deeply delicious mushrooms right at your own home, just as people throughout the world have been doing for centuries.

Plant pathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions.

Green Gold is a thorough and valuable compilation of information on Alabama's timber and forest products industry, the largest manufacturing industry in the state.

In a world without wood, we might not be here at all.

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First published in 1895, this vintage book offers the reader a beginner-friendly guide to growing plants in greenhouses and under glass.

Since the publication of the first edition more than thirty years ago, The Flora of Alberta has become the standard guide for naturalists, botanists, and all those interested in the wildlife of the province.

Through the seasons, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.

This richly illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont.

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti.

Forest Schools need not be just for children.

Mechanisms and Regulation of Carbohydrate Transport in Bacteria reviews the developments in the study of the mechanisms and regulation of carbohydrate transport in prokaryotic organisms.

This volume contains a comprehensive guide to ferns, palms, and cycads, and includes information on variations, descriptions, popularity, and other information of note.

Fully updated textbook looking at the fundamental principles of plant biology and new molecular techniques including genetically modified plants.

Lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms able to colonise a vast range of habitats, including seemingly impossible places such as bare icy mountain tops and sun-scorched coastal rocks.

The stunning wildlife along the Blue Ridge Parkway attracts more than 14 million annual visitors from near and far for viewing and photographing opportunities.

This vintage book contains a guide to various South African wild flowers.

Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America.

Orchids have long held a fascination, both for keen botanists andthe general public.

An authoritative survey of the most common and noteworthy plants found throughout Arizona, this guide covers more than 900 species.

From acacia to wild grape, ForagingCalifornia guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Golden State.

We hear roses are hard to grow.

In a situation where survival is at stake, plants can provide crucial food and medicine.

This book presents a wealth of both general and specific information about rice.

The Otway region of Victoria, with its temperate rainforests, mountain ash forests, heathlands, plains and coastal dunes, has an extraordinarily rich and diverse flora.

An indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterfliesButterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening.

Southern Africa is home to more than 2,000 introduced (not indigenous) trees.

Now with added material about the gardens at Le Manoir.

How do you know when you're face to face with a fringe-leaf ruellia?

Biochemistry and Genetics of Yeasts: Pure and Applied Aspects consists of papers presented at a symposium organized by the Academia Brasileira de Ciencias held at the Universidade de Sao Paulo, on December 4-10, 1977.

The million-copy bestseller now illustrated with over 100 spectacular full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before'Astonishing .

Edible wild plants, mushrooms, fruits, and nuts grow along roadsides,amid country fields, and in urban parks.

This book is composed of two sections: the first dealing with native wild flowers; the second, with the exotic or cultivated varieties.

With bright color photographs and completely up-to-date information, this authoritative guidebook introduces adventurers and harvesters to more than 80 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants.