Name that flower : the identification of flowering plants / Ian Clarke and Helen Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Ian, author.

Lee, Helen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flowers--Identification.

Flowers.

Angiosperms--Identification.

Angiosperms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)

Edition:

3rd edition

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2019

Summary:

Name That Flower is a valued source of clear and concise information on identifying flowering plants from around the world, both cultivated and in the wild. This edition is updated to align with current systems of plant classification that incorporate advances in molecular DNA analysis. It includes more than 130 detailed line drawings, 64 colour pages and information on 46 plant families. The illustrations depict a selection of widely distributed gardens plants and weeds, and species native in eastern and southeastern Australia.

Contents:

Introduction

1: Getting Started

2: The Structure of Flowers

3: Inflorescences - the arrangement of flowers on the plant

4: Reproduction

Introduction to Plant Structure and Function

6: Classification and Nomenclature - grouping and naming

7: The Process of Identification

8: Plant Families

References and Websites

Symbols, Abbreviations and Contradictions

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780522876055

0522876056

OCLC:

1496394183