Guide to Flowering Plant Families
This comprehensive, illustrated guide characterizes 130 flowering plant families common in the native and naturalized floras of the temperate and tropical regions of the United States. Arranged according to Thorne's classification scheme, each family entry contains descriptions of major plant parts (leaves, flowers, fruits), distinguishing chemical and morphological features, distribution data, major genera and species in the group, economic plants and products, and commentary on pollination biology and taxonomic problems. High-quality pen-and-ink artwork by Zomlefer, a plant taxonomist and scientific illustrator, is used to illustrate the important family characteristics of over 300 representative species. Information on botanical illustrations, comparative data charts, an illustrated glossary, and a family summary chart with floral formulas round out this quality work. This affordable taxonomy textbook is an excellent purchase for every library supporting horticultural or botanical studies.Teresa Elberson, Lafayette P.L., La.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.