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Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America
by Nancy Turner  Publisher Comments In this invaluable guide, learn how to identify a toxic plant'"in the wild as well as house plants'"and how to treat a poisoning victim....
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Trees of Greater Portland
by Phyllis C. Reynolds and Elizabeth F. Dimon Publisher Comments The authors selected 132 local trees exceptional for their size, beauty, rarity, or history. Each description includes a color photograph and locations of notable specimens visible from the street. Appendices list trees by the months for best viewing and...
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Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
by Mark Turner and Phyllis Gustafson Publisher Comments Featuring more than 1,200 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide describes and illustrates 1,220 species commonly encountered in the Pacific Northwest, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs....
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Botany for Gardeners ((Rev)05 Edition)
by Brian Capon Publisher Comments How are plants structured? How do they adapt to their environment? Why are minerals, air, and light important for healthy plant growth? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes, written in everyday language, allow gardeners...
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Plants of Western Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
by Eugene N Kozloff Publisher Comments A great resource for botanists, native plant enthusiasts, ecologists, conservationists, and amateur naturalists who desire a comprehensive, up-to-date, and well-illustrated book for the identification of plants of the Pacific Northwest. This is the...
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Plant Survival: Adapting to a Hostile World
by Brian Capon Publisher Comments Introduces children to the world of botany and ecology with lucid simple explanations and clear illustrations....
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Wildflowers of the Western Cascades
by Robert A Ross Publisher Comments A practical field guide to a rich wildflower area, this book combines useful plant descriptions with truly spectacular photographs. All the wildflowers are found on Oregon's Iron Mountain in the Cascades, but the book is useful throughout the region....
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A Natural History of Ferns
by Robbin Craig Moran Publisher Comments A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to...
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Native American Ethnobotany
by Daniel E. Moerman Publisher Comments An extraordinary compilation of information on over 4,000 plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and more. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented. 26 illustrations....
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Fantastic Trees
by Edwin Menninger Synopsis A gallery of trees that thrust their roots into the air, produce flowers and fruit underground, tell time, make noises, change sex, commit suicide, or create their own rain. This edition includes updated nomenclature....
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An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms
by Robert Lee Riffle Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 514-515) and index....
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Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition: An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland
by David Elliston Allen Publisher Comments An ethnobotany of Britain and Ireland....
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Food Plants of the World: An Illustrated Guide
by Ben-erik Van Wyk Publisher Comments A comprehensive survey of the plants that provide food, beverages, spices, and flavorings, this book will serve as an invaluable reference to gardeners, ethnobotanists, nutritionists, culinary professionals, dieticians, and food enthusiasts. This...
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A Color Atlas of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers
by David V. Alford Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-430) and indexes....
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Medicinal Plants of the World
by Ben-erik Van Wyk Publisher Comments Medicinal Plants of the Worldis a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants. The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short...
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Plant Resins: Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
by Jean H. Langenheim Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-568) and indexes....
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Tree Bark: A Color Guide
by Hugues Vaucher Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245) and index....
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The Genus Arisaema: A Monograph for Botanists and Nature Lovers
by Guy Gusman Publisher Comments Arisaemais a large genus within the Arum family, consisting of about 200 species, subspecies, and varieties distributed widely around the globe. They are remarkable for their exotic-looking inflorescences and#8212; which inspired the common name of cobra...
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Poisonous Plants
by Dietrich Frohne Publisher Comments Garden flowers, ornamental shrubs, and houseplants and#8212; as well as common species in the wild and#8212; can all contain substances poisonous to humans or animals. In fact, after medicines and household chemicals, toxic plants rank third in causes of...
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The Nature of Plants: Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations
by John Dawson Publisher Comments There has always been interest in how animals live their lives and#8212; it is easy for us to identify with them. But there are many remarkable stories about plants that deserve to be told. The Nature of Plantstells how plants adapt to the challenges of...
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