Ferns and Fern Allies of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: August 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780896724761
Subjects: Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.); Plants - General; Nature; Nature/Ecology; Pteridophyta; Identification; Ferns; Pictorial works
First sentence: The ferns and fern allies are seedless vascular plants that have an evolutionary history dating back over 300 million years.
Description: "This book is a complete review of the true ferns as well as the related spikemosses and scouring rushes of the Trans-Pecos. In a concise, readable introduction, the authors describe the region, which ranges in topography from desert floors to mountain peaks of over eight thousand feet, and the variations in climate and soils that allow ferns to survive in specific habitats. In clear language they describe the morphology, reproduction, and adaptability of ferns and fern allies."--BOOK JACKET.