Description Learn how to identify the most important temperate plant families Based on the most up-to-date research, Temperate Garden Plant Families spans the spectrum from Acanthaceae (the acanthus family) to Zingiberaceae (the ginger family), and reflects the current scientific consensus about the family status of the most popular garden genera.
Introductory information includes an overview of family classification, plant nomenclature, and plant morphology.
The comprehensive A-Z of plants includes profiles that include information on the number of species and genera, plant form, flowers, fruit, and a short description.
Each profile is illustrated with color photographs and botanical illustrations.
Botanists, horticulturists, gardeners, and students will all welcome this authoritative yet accessible reference.
About the Author Peter Goldblatt is a leading expert on the iris family, having spent his life studying its taxonomy and evolution.
He is now retired from the Missouri Botanical Garden in St.
Louis.
Author of many scientific papers and books, he is coauthor with John Manning of The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs and The Iris Family: Natural History and Classification.
John C.
Manning is senior specialist scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
Although he has studied diverse plant families, his research more recently focuses on the Iridaceae, collaborating with Peter Goldblatt, investigating the biology of the African genus Lapeirousia and the systematics of Gladiolus.
John and Peter have coauthored several books, including Gladiolus in Southern Africa and wildflower guides to the southern African flora.
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