Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast : : A Field Guide / / Peter Del Tredici.
In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Edition: | Second Edition |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (428 p.) :; 965 color photos, 1 b&w halftone, 1 map, 1 chart |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword to the second edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Mosses and Ferns -- Horsetails -- Conifers -- Woody Dicots -- Herbaceous Dicots -- Monocots -- Appendix 1. Urban Habitats and Their Preadapted Plants -- Appendix 2. Plants Treated in This Book That Are Included in Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica -- Appendix 3. European Plants Listed by Josselyn as Growing Spontaneously in New England in the Seventeenth Century -- Appendix 4. Species Suitable for a Cosmopolitan Urban Meadow -- Appendix 5. Shade-Tolerance Ratings of the 40 Trees Covered in This Book -- Appendix 6. Key Characteristics of Important Plant Families -- Glossary -- Index |
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Summary: | In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501740459 9783110690460 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704808 9783110704600 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9781501740459 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Del Tredici. |