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Botany in a day APG : the patterns method of plant identification : an herbal field guide to plant families of North America / Thomas J. Elpel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pony, Montana : HOPS Press, LLC, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Edition 6.2 : minor edits and correctionsDescription: ii, 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781892784353
  • 1892784351
Other title:
  • Botany in a day : the patterns method of plant identification : an herbal field guide to plant families of North America
  • Patterns method of plant identification
  • Herbal field guide to plant families of North America [Cover title]
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Contents:
Part I : Botany in a day: the patterns method of plant identification -- Botany in a day tutorial: how to proceed -- Plant names and classification -- Evolution of plants : A puzzle without all the pieces -- Life begins -- The land plants -- Learning plants by families -- Problems in taxonomic paradise -- How to use the keys -- Profile your flower : Key to regular dicot flowers with numerous petals -- Key to irregular dicot flowers -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 0, 3 or 6 petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 4 petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 united petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 separate petals -- Key to dicot trees and shrubs by their fruits -- Key to monocot flowers -- Part II : Reference guide: an herbal field guide to plant families -- Clubmoss clade -- Fern clade -- Naked seed clade -- Flowering plants clade : Water lily clade -- Magnolia clade -- Hornwort clade -- Eudicots clade -- Monocots clade -- Medicinal properties of plants -- Indexes : Plants by genus -- Plants by common name -- Plant families and subfamilies by botanical names -- Plant families and subfamilies by common names.
Summary: Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing eight key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Looking for a faster, easier, and engaging way to identify plants? Related plants have similar characteristics, and they often have similar uses. Rather than learning new plants one-at-a-time, it is possible to learn them by the hundreds, based on plant family patterns. Each family of related plants has unique patterns for identification. Learn to recognize these patterns, and discover them again and again in the plants you encounter. It is possible to instantly recognize a plant never before seen, and in many cases, to know its edible or medicinal properties on the spot-even before you have identified it down to the species! Botany in a Day is changing the way people learn about plants. A one-day tutorial introduces eight of the world's most common plant families, applicable to more than 45,000 species of plants. Master these eight patterns and have the skills to recognize an astonishing number of plants on any continent. Add to your repertoire by keying out entirely unknown plants and learning additional family patterns. Botany in a Day is principally written for North America, but used and adored by readers all over the world. It is used as a textbook in numerous universities, high schools, and herbal schools. This book is widely used in nature programs and promoted in national parks. Botany in a Day is your passport connection to nature and discovering the amazing world of plants!

Edition statement from title page verso.

"6th edition."

Includes "Quick Guide to Flower Terms"--Inside front cover, and "Quick Guide to Leaf Terms"--inside back cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and indexes.

Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing eight key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families.

Part I : Botany in a day: the patterns method of plant identification -- Botany in a day tutorial: how to proceed -- Plant names and classification -- Evolution of plants : A puzzle without all the pieces -- Life begins -- The land plants -- Learning plants by families -- Problems in taxonomic paradise -- How to use the keys -- Profile your flower : Key to regular dicot flowers with numerous petals -- Key to irregular dicot flowers -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 0, 3 or 6 petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 4 petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 united petals -- Key to regular dicot flowers with 5 separate petals -- Key to dicot trees and shrubs by their fruits -- Key to monocot flowers -- Part II : Reference guide: an herbal field guide to plant families -- Clubmoss clade -- Fern clade -- Naked seed clade -- Flowering plants clade : Water lily clade -- Magnolia clade -- Hornwort clade -- Eudicots clade -- Monocots clade -- Medicinal properties of plants -- Indexes : Plants by genus -- Plants by common name -- Plant families and subfamilies by botanical names -- Plant families and subfamilies by common names.

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