Dirk R. Walters

while a lot of the classification may have been renamed during the latest DNA resorting of families/genera/species, this is a solid introduction on identifying plants. Includes descriptions of the vascular plant families from Ferns and Fern allies, to Gymnosperms and on to Angiosperms (Flowering plants). Chapters on gathering and analysis of data, approaches to classification, collecting and preserving plants, and vegetation terminology. Well illustrated with line drawings, includes index, glossary and a key to the Families.… (mehr)