A field guide to plants of Costa Rica / Margaret B. Gargiullo ; with photographs by Barbara L. Magnuson & Larry D. Kimball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gargiullo, Margaret B., 1942-

Contributor:

Magnuson, Barbara L., 1952-

Kimball, Larry D., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants--Costa Rica--Identification.

Plants.

Plants--Costa Rica--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (543 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, wood

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND "COMMONNESS" OF PLANTS; LIMITATIONS OF THIS GUIDE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED PLANT TERMS; PALMS AND PALMLIKE PLANTS; TALL TREES; SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES; WOODY VINES (LIANAS); HERBACEOUS VINES; HERBS; GRASSES AND SEDGES; FERNS AND OTHER SEEDLESS PLANTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-478) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-972003-7

OCLC:

476239438