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Plant and Animal Endemism in California
University of California Press 2013; US$ 49.95California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora... more...
Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2
CSIRO Publishing 2013; US$ 59.95A visually superb and informative field guide to the flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges. more...
The Golden Step
Haus Publishing 2013; US$ 11.95A travelogue of a 300-mile walk across Crete, tackling mountain ranges, high slopes and the numerous gorges of the West. more...
Australian Rainforest Fruits
CSIRO Publishing 2013; US$ 59.95Describes and illustrates 504 rainforest plants from eastern Australia, with stunning colour artwork. more...
Allgemeine Botanik für Dummies
Wiley 2013; US$ 17.50Ohne Pflanzen wäre das Leben des Menschen auf der Erde undenkbar - sie dienen als Nahrung, Sauerstoff- und Energielieferant, Baustoff und Heilmittel. Und auch das Papier, auf dem Sie Ihre Antworten in der Botanikklausur niederschreiben müssen, war vermutlich mal ein Baum. Das macht die Klausur natürlich nicht einfacher. Aber keine Sorge,... more...
Plant-Thinking
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 28.99The margins of philosophy are populated by non-human, non-animal living beings, including plants. While contemporary philosophers tend to refrain from raising ontological and ethical concerns with vegetal life, Michael Marder puts this life at the forefront of the current deconstruction of metaphysics. He identifies the existential features of plant... more...
Progress in Botany
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, and vegetation science. more...
Toxic Plants of North America
Wiley 2012; US$ 299.99Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. In addition to compiling and presenting information about the toxicology and classification of these plants published in the years since the appearance of the first edition, this edition... more...
Visible Empire
University of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 44.00Between 1777 and 1816, botanical expeditions crisscrossed the vast Spanish empire in an ambitious project to survey the flora of much of the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Philippines. While these voyages produced written texts and compiled collections of specimens, they dedicated an overwhelming proportion of their resources and energy... more...
Wildflowers of the Mountain West
Utah State University Press 2012; US$ 20.00Many recreational hikers have stopped along the trail to admire a wildflower only to wonder what, exactly, they are looking at. Wildflowers of the Mountain West is a useful field guide that makes flower identification easy for the general outdoor enthusiast. Many available plant guides are too technical or cumbersome for non-specialists to embrace.... more...









