This new simplified guide graphically illustrates over 100 of the most important plant families that shape our lives and environment. Essentially this is a concise A5 version of Flowering Plant Families of the World by Heywood et al, drawing on the text and drawings from that book.
It does include an introduction to the new DNA classification of plants, the APG III system, with an appendix providing the latest classification details, listing 413 families.
272pages
Colour illustrations throughout.
Paperback.