Kew - Rare Plants

The world's unusual and endangered plants

AvEd Ikin,Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Del i serien Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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"Some plants are inherently rare, while others become rare through our actions."Rare Plants explores what makes the world's most uncommon plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce. From highlands to jungles, many of our most extraordinary plants are vanishing at shocking rates, and this exquisitely illustrated book explores 40 of these mysterious species.Featuring stunning archive images and expert insight from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Rare Plants explores both the beauty and necessity of our endangered plant life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-12
Mått:224 x 290 x 30 mm
Vikt:1 360 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Headline Publishing Group
ISBN:9781802795400

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Ed Ikin is Chief Executive of outdoor education charity The Ernest Cook Trust, and was previously Director of Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden, and General Manager of Morden Hall Park and Rainham Hall for the National Trust. He is the author of Thoughtful Gardening and Garden Friends.The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Founded in 1840,Kew's archives store millions of specimens, botanical illustrations and books. Kew's mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.

Innehållsförteckning

Includes: Adansonia grandidieri, Aloe vera, Brugmansia arborea, Clianthus puniceus, Dracaena draco, Eucalyptus, Fritillaria meleagris, Genista tinctoria, Iris sofarana, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Lotus maculatus, Paphiopedalum bellatulum, Quercus Robur and more.