Wildflowers
discover the science and secrets behind the world of wildflowers
$79.61
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2025
Summary
Wildflowers: Unveiling Nature’s Hidden Gems
Discover the fascinating stories behind around 300 species of wildflowers, and marvel at a botanical beauty and diversity you never knew existed.
Did you know that orchids existed alongside dinosaurs? And that 30,000 plant species are used as medicine worldwide? In this stunning book, leading botanist Chris Thorogood brings you closer to 300 species of wildflowers through fascinating facts, plant profiles, and deta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780744099874 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0744099870 |
| Author: | Chris Thorogood |
| Publisher: | DK |
| Imprint: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.00kg |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 203mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Chris Thorogood
Dr. Chris Thorogood is a botanist at the University of Oxford, and an illustrator and public speaker. Chris’s research areas include the evolution of parasitic and carnivorous plants and taxonomic diversity in biodiversity hotspots, such as the Mediterranean Basin. Chris won a scholarship in 2005 to carry out his PhD research at the University of Bristol, on speciation in parasitic plants, for which he was awarded a Faculty Commendation, and the national Irene Manton Prize for best thesis in botany in 2009. Chris is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a Junior Research Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford.
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