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02724aam a2200409 i 4500 001 C1D8FEAEF11E11E79D0FC10F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180104010254 008 170322t20172017enkab be 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2017013690 020 $a 022652292X 020 $a 9780226522920 020 $a 1842466348 020 $a 9781842466346 035 $a (OCoLC)975911512 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c CGU $d DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d NLNAT $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OSU $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QK7 C47 2017 100 1 $a Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., $d 1976- $e author. 245 10 $a Plants of the world : $b an illustrated encyclopedia of vascular plants / $c Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Michael F. Fay, Mark W. Chase. 264 1 $a Richmond, Surrey : $b Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ; $c 2017. 300 $a vii, 792 pages : $b color illustrations, color maps ; $c 30 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Evolution of land plants -- Plants and human culture -- Naming plants -- Classification and the angiosperm phylogeny group -- Fossil plants -- Families -- Etymology and common names -- Genera -- Phytogeography -- Economic botany -- Lycopods -- Ferns -- Gymnosperms -- The ANA grade families -- Magnoliids -- Monocots -- Eudicots -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Photography credits -- Further reading -- General references -- Index. 520 $a Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family - more than four hundred and fifty of them - organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entires are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike.--COVER. 650 0 $a Plants $v Encyclopedias. 650 0 $a Plants $v Pictorial works. 700 1 $a Fay, Michael F., $e author. 700 1 $a Chase, Mark W., $d 1951- $e author. 941 $a 5 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092954.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20200829014503.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508022553.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013620.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103015203.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C1D8FEAEF11E11E79D0FC10F97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search