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130 0  Flora. 
245 14 The science of plants :|binside their secret world /
       |cSmithsonian ; in association with Royal Botanic Gardens,
       Kew ; senior editor, Helen Fewster ; US editors, Megan 
       Douglass, Karyn Gerhard ; contributors, Jamie Ambrose, Dr.
       Ross Bayton, Matt Candeias, Dr. Sarah Jose, Andrew 
       Mikoljaski, Esther Ripley, David Summers. 
246 3  Smithsonian The science of plants 
250    American edition. 
264  1 New York, New York :|bDK,|c2022. 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    440 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c31 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Content previously published as Flora in 2018"--Title 
       page verso. 
500    At head of title: Smithsonian. 
500    Includes index. 
520    "Explore the intricate inner workings of the plant kingdom
       --where seeds become shoots, and flowers become fruits--
       with this spectacular introduction to botany and how 
       plants work. Stunning photography and engaging text 
       combine to explain the intimate secrets of both the 
       familiar and exotic, from roses and lilies to rainforest 
       orchids, mangroves, and cacti. Discover how plants in 
       scorching deserts, on frozen mountain peaks, and along 
       coastal shores adapt to the challenging conditions in 
       which they grow. Learn how roots and leaves provide food 
       and energy, and how plants deploy extraordinary strategies
       to protect their precious resources from animals and 
       insects--from bristly stems, thorny branches, and sticky 
       resin to chemical messages designed to attract help from 
       other creatures. Chapters on roots, stems and branches, 
       leaves, flowers, and seeds and fruits ensure that every 
       part of the plant is thoroughly explored. Meet plants with
       leaves that eat meat, flowers that use color and scent to 
       communicate with their pollinators, and trees that 
       withstand hurricanes, as well as seeds and fruits designed
       to travel phenomenal distances to fertile ground. To 
       complete the picture, there is a detailed catalog of more 
       than 70 significant plant families--from onions and 
       orchids to tree ferns, horsetails, and club mosses--
       together with a full list of all the families in the plant
       kingdom." 
650  0 Plants|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Plants|xIdentification. 
650  0 Botany|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Botanical illustration. 
655  7 illustrated books.|2aat|0(CStmoGRI)aatgf300311820 
655  7 Illustrated works.|2lcgft 
700 1  Fewster, Helen. 
700 1  Douglass, Megan. 
700 1  Gerhard, Karyn. 
700 1  Ambrose, Jamie|c(Author of nature books for children) 
700 1  Bayton, Ross. 
700 1  Candeias, Matt. 
700 1  Jose, Sarah. 
700 1  Mikolajski, Andrew. 
700 1  Ripley, Esther. 
700 1  Summers, David|c(Writer on natural history) 
710 2  Smithsonian Institution. 
710 2  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 
710 2  DK Publishing, Inc. 
994    C0|bGPI