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Author | : Kenneth D. Heil |
Publisher | : Alfred A. Knopf |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Cactus |
ISBN | : 9780679741497 |
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The cactus has long fascinated both garden lovers and naturalists alike for its ability to survive in harsh environments. This guide includes information on time of bloom, habitat, anatomy, and function for 80 of these magnificent desert plants.
Author | : Graham Charles |
Publisher | : Crowood |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2014-04-30 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1847977863 |
Download Cacti and Succulents Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this essential guide to cacti and other succulents is both a practical manual and a source of reference and inspiration for all enthusiasts. More than 250 different species or genera, and their natural habitats are described.Topics covered include the unique nature of succulents; the natural environment; history, classification and nomenclature; watering, feeding, general care and propagation; pests and diseases; profiles of cacti and other succulents. Beautifully illustrated with 420 colour transparencies.
Author | : Joseph E. Armstrong |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2014-10-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022606980X |
Download How the Earth Turned Green Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This “amazing and wonderful book” explores the evolutionary history of photosynthesis in a grand story of how the world became the verdant place we know (Choice). On this blue planet, long before dinosaurs reigned, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. Fossil and phylogenetic evidence suggests that chlorophyll, the green pigment responsible for coloring these organisms, has been in existence for some 85% of Earth’s long history—that is, for roughly 3.5 billion years. In How the Earth Turned Green, Joseph E. Armstrong traces the history of these verdant organisms, which many would call plants, from their ancient beginnings to the diversity of green life that inhabits the Earth today. Using an evolutionary framework, How the Earth Turned Green addresses questions such as: Should all green organisms be considered plants? Why do these organisms look the way they do? How are they related to one another and to other chlorophyll-free organisms? How do they reproduce? How have they changed and diversified over time? And how has the presence of green organisms changed the Earth’s ecosystems? With engaging prose and astonishing breadth, as well as informative diagrams and illustrations, How the Earth Turned Green demonstrates “how the Earth blossomed into such an incredible world that most of us simply take for granted” (San Francisco Book Review).
Author | : David Yetman |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0816540047 |
Download The Saguaro Cactus Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape—its arms stretching heavenward, its silhouette often resembling a human—has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The largest and tallest cactus in the United States, it is both familiar and an object of fascination and curiosity. This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring and iconic desert plant. Gathering everything from the saguaro’s role in Sonoran Desert ecology to its adaptations to the desert climate and its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book shares precolonial through current scientific findings. The saguaro is charismatic and readily accessible but also decidedly different from other desert flora. The essays in this book bear witness to our ongoing fascination with the great cactus and the plant’s unusual characteristics, covering the saguaro’s: history of discovery, place in the cactus family, ecology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, and ethnobotany. The Saguaro Cactus offers testimony to the cactus’s prominence as a symbol, the perceptions it inspires, its role in human society, and its importance in desert ecology.
Author | : Leo J. Chance |
Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2012-06-19 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1604694246 |
Download Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
There are many reasons to grow cacti and other succulents—they're drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and they look great. But what about hardiness? For those who thought that these spectacular plants were only for gardens in California and the Southwest, guess again—hundreds are fully cold-hardy and can be grown outdoors from New England to British Columbia, Wisconsin to Texas. Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates is filled with inspirational portraits of 274 plants that can be used to create drought-tolerant gardens, as well as tips from regional experts who have mastered the art of growing cacti in parts of the country not usually associated with high temperatures or a scarcity of water. Expert Leo Chance describes how to prepare planting beds, how to get plants well established, how to handle cacti during planting, how to protect plants from cold winters, and when and how much to water.
Author | : Brian Loflin |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1603443681 |
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In Texas Cacti, authors Brian and Shirley Loflin present a concise, fully illustrated field guide to more than one hundred of the cacti most often found in Texas and the surrounding region. The book opens with an illustrated introduction to cactus habitat and anatomy. The species are then organized by stem shape, with each account featuring detailed color photographs, specific identifying features (including spines, flowers, fruits, and seeds) and information about common and scientific names, habitat, flowering season, and more.?The photographs, range maps, and icons designating shape, conservation status, and blooming period, along with easy-to-understand descriptions, make this book a quick and friendly guide to cactus identification for botanists, amateur naturalists, and cactus enthusiasts alike.
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Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1897 |
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Author | : Edward Jewitt Wheeler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Literature |
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Author | : Philip Alexander Munz |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520236325 |
Download Introduction to California Desert Wildflowers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Spring in the desert provides some of the most spectacular wildflowers shows in California, making this the perfect wildflower book to pack for a day in the Mojave or Colorado Deserts.
Author | : Scott Shalaway |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0811750892 |
Download Building Backyard Bird Habitat Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Practical and easy-to-follow information on how to create a backyard habitat that will attract a variety of birds throughout the year, from cardinals, orioles, and chickadees to woodpeckers, hummingbirds, bluebirds, goldfinches, and more.