Adrian Bell describes the processes behind plant morphology in the new edition of Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Plant Morphology. Written for amateur botanists and plant enthusiasts, this book is an excellent reference containing bite-sized morsels of information. Author/botanist Adrian Bell and illustrator, Alan Bryan, combine interesting and informative text with detailed pen-&-ink illustrations to provide insight about the following topics:
- General plant morphology
- Leaf Morphology: Bell describes thirty-seven morphological aspects of leaves including development, shape change along a shoot, venation patterns, leaf folding, spines, prickles, and hairs.
- Root Morphology: Bell describes nine morphological aspects of roots including development, root systems, tree root architecture, root modifications, and tubers.
- Stem Morphology: Thirteen morphological aspects are described including development, bark, prickles, shape, scars, rhizomes, and corms.
- Reproductive Morphology: Ten morphological focal points including the branching patterns of inflorescences, floral morphology, pollination mechanisms, fruit morphology, and seed morphology are described.
- Seedling Morphology: Terminology, germination, stem development, and growth are discussed.
- Vegetative Multiplication: Rhizomes, corms, tuber, stolons, runners, bulbs, and root buds are described.
- Grass Morphology: Eight morphological aspects are described, including vegetative growth, inflorescence structure, spikelet and floret structure, bamboo shoots and rhizomes
- Sedge Morphology
- Orchid Morphology
- Cactus Look-alikes
- Constructional Organization of Plants: Forty-two topics including the arrangement of leaves on a stem, the Fibonacci sequence, rhythmic and continuous growth, galls, plant branch construction, tree architecture, and herb architecture are described.
This new edition contains over 1,000 illustrations and promises to be an invaluable asset to both illustrators and gardeners. This book will have you saying, “So that’s what that is!”
Now available at independent bookstores.
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