| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 146 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132). |
| Contents |
Preface -- Color code clues -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to plants -- 1. Names and terms -- 2. Cell structure -- 3. Cell organelles -- 4. Cell pigments -- 5. Cell - water movement -- 6. Cell chromosomes -- 7. Cell - mitosis -- 8. Cell types -- 9. Tissue systems of the plant body -- 10. Tissue - epidermis -- 11. Tissue - primary vascular system -- 12. Root types and modifications -- 13. Root tissues -- 14. Stem structure -- 15. Stem tissues -- 16. Stem modifications -- 17. Stem - water transport -- 18. Stem - food transport -- 19. Stem - apical dominance -- 20. Stem - growth movements -- 21. Leaf types and arrangement -- 22. Leaf tissues -- 23. Leaf modifications -- 24. Leaf - photosynthesis -- 25. Leaf - nutrient deficiency symptoms -- 26. Flower initiation in response to daylength -- 27. Flower structure -- 28. Flower structure variations -- 29. Flower development -- 30. Flower - meiosis -- 31. Flower - pollen development -- 32. Flower -ovule development -- 33. Flower pollination by insects -- 34. Flower pollination by insects (continued) -- 35. Flower pollination by wind -- 36. Flower pollination by birds and bats -- 37. Flower - fertilization and embryo development -- 38. Fruit - dry types -- 39. Fruit - fleshy types, compound -- 40. Seed structure and germination -- |
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Major groups -- 41. Major groups ; geologic time scale -- 42. Fossils -- 43. Fossils (continued) -- 44. Blue-greens -- 45. Slime molds -- 46. Water molds, downy mildews, white rusts ; chytrids and allies -- 47. Fungi -- 48. Molds, mildews, morels (sac fungi) -- 49. Rusts, smuts, jelly fungi (club fungi) -- 50. Gill fungi -- 51. Gill and pore fungi -- 52. Pore, coral and toothed fungi -- 53. Puffballs, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi -- 54. Lichens -- 55. Dinoflagellates -- 56. Golden algae, yellow-green algae, diatoms -- 57. Red algae -- 58. Green algae -- 59. Brown algae -- 60. Brown algae (continued) -- 61. Brown algae (continued) -- 62. Stoneworts -- 63. Liverworts, hornworts, mosses -- 64. Whisk ferns -- 65. Clubmosses, spikemosses, quillworts -- 66. Horsetails -- 67. Ferns -- 68. Common ferns -- 69. Fern leaf development -- 70. Water ferns -- 71. Cycads -- 72. Ginkgo -- 73. Conifers -- 74. Gnetes -- 75. Flowering plant classification -- 76. Major land plant communities -- |
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Flowering plant families -- Dicotyledons -- 77. Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) -- 78. Laurel family (Lauraceae) -- 79. Water lily family (Nymphaeaceae) -- 80. Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) -- 81. Witch hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) -- 82. Elm family (Ulmaceae) -- 83. Beech family (Fagaceae) -- 84. Birch family (Betulaceae) -- 85. Cactus family (Cactaceae) -- 86. Cactus family (continued) -- 87. PInk family (Caryophyllaceae) -- 88. Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) -- 89. Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) -- 90. Mallow family (Malvaceae) -- 91. Pitcher-plant family (Sarraceniaceae) -- 92. Violet family (Violaceae) -- 93. Begonia family (Begoniaceae) -- 94. Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) -- 95. Willow family (Salicaceae) -- 96. Mustard family (Brassicaceae) -- 97. Heath family (Ericaceae) -- 98. Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) -- 99. Rose family (Rosaceae) -- 100. Pea family (Fabaceae) -- 101. Dogwood family (Cornaceae) -- 102. Staff-tree family (Celastraceae) -- 103. Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) -- 104. Grape family (Vitaceae) -- 105. Maple family (Aceraceae) -- 106. Cashew family (Anacardiaceae) -- 107. Rue family (Rutaceae) -- 108. Geranium family (Geraniaceae) -- |
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109. Carrot family (Apiaceae) -- 110. Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) -- 111. Nightshade family (Solanaceae) -- 112. Morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) -- 113. Mint family (Lamiaceae) -- 114. Olive family (Oleaceae) -- 115. Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) -- 116. Gesneria family (Gesneriaceae) -- 117. Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) -- 118. Teasel family (Dipsacaceae) -- 119. Aster family (Asteraceae) -- Monocotyledons -- 120. Water-plantain family (Alismataceae) -- 121. Spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) -- 122. Sedge family (Cyperaceae) -- 123. Grass family (Poaceae) -- 124. Arrowroot family (Marantaceae) -- 125. Palm family (Arecaceae) -- 126. Palm family (continued) -- 127. Arum family (Araceae) -- 128. Lily family (Liliaceae) -- 129. Iris family (Iridaceae) -- 130. Orchid family (Orchidaceae) -- 131. Bibliography -- 133. Glossary of word roots, metric equivalents -- 135. Index. |
| Subject |
Botany.
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| Indexed Term |
Plants |
| Added Author |
Kaufman, Peter B.
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| ISBN |
9780387288703 |
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0387288708 |
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22.95 |
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