$40.00
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2024
Summary
Aotearoa’s Ferns and Lycophytes: A Visual Identification Guide
Compiled and written by leading experts, this fully illustrated guide is for anyone wanting to understand, identify and distinguish 201 of the most commonly encountered species of ferns and lycophytes found across Aotearoa.
Ferns and lycophytes grow in most places in Aotearoa, from freshwater to alpine habitats, along exposed coasts and on the trunks of forest trees, and from just a few millimetres long to 20-met…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991165558 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991165552 |
| Author: | Leon Perry, Pat Brownsey |
| Publisher: | Te Papa Press |
| Imprint: | Te Papa Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Leon Perry
Leon Perrie is Curator Botany at Te Papa and was the lead science curator for Te Papa’s long-term exhibition Te Taiao | Nature. Leon specialises in plant taxonomy, and the collection and curation of plant specimens. His research focuses on New Zealand’s ferns: their numbers, locations and identification, and using DNA analyses to understand how ferns are related to one another and to species overseas. He was a contributing author for the Ferns and Lycophytes series for the online Flora of New Zealand.
Patrick Brownsey was Curator Botany at the National Museum of New Zealand and Te Papa for over forty years, and expert with New Zealand ferns and lycophytes. He was the lead author for the Ferns and Lycophytes series for the online Flora of New Zealand. At the time of writing, he was Research Associate Botany and had previously been Head of Natural History at the museum where he also curated the philately (stamps) collection. Pat passed away in late 2023 and this book is a dedication to his work.
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