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The book of seeds :

(Number (ISBN

022636223X

(Number (ISBN

9780226362236

Erroneous ISBN

9780226362373

Title Proper

The book of seeds :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Paul Smith ; contributors: Megan Barstow, Emily Beech, Katherine O'Donnell, Lydia Murphy, Sara Oldfield.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

656 pages :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations, color maps ;

Dimensions

28 cm

Text of Note

Includes indexes.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

What is a seed? -- How did seed plants evolve? -- Seeds & humans -- Seed conservation -- Plant diversity & why it matters -- Seed-bearing plants -- Cycadophyta -- Ginkophyta & gnetophyta -- Pinophyta -- Magnoliophyta.

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Text of Note

"The Book of Seeds takes readers through six hundred of the world's seed species, revealing their extraordinary beauty and rich diversity. Each page pairs a beautifully composed photo of a seed -- life-size, and, in some cases, enlarged to display fine detail-- with a short description, a map showing distribution, and information on conservation status. The whole spectrum of seeds is covered here. There are prolific species like corn and less widely distributed species, like the brilliant blue seeds of the traveler's palm or the bird of paradise flower, aptly named for its distinctive orange coiffure. There are tiny seeds and seeds weighing up to forty pounds. And while seeds in all their shapes, sizes, and colors grant us sustenance, there are even some we would be wise to treat with caution, such as the rosary pea, whose seeds are considered more toxic than ricin."--Jacket.

Seeds, Identification.

Seeds, Pictorial works.

Seeds, Identification.

Seeds, Pictorial works.

Graines-- Identification.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Botany.

Seeds.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Barstow, Megan.

Beech, Emily.

Murphy, Lydia.

O'Donnell, Katherine.

Oldfield, Sara,1955-

Smith, P. P., (Paul Philip),1964-

Date of Transaction

20200824000623.0

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rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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