| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
398 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"The world's most fascinating flora"--cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-398) and index. |
| Summary |
"What happens when you give a plant a polygraph test? Can a flower really turn a human into a zombie? What gives the gingko tree its stink? The Big, Bad Book of Botany holds the incredible answers to all of these questions and more. From absinthe to zubrowka (a popular ingredient in Polish vodkas), Michael Largo takes you through the historical and agricultural evolution of hundreds of plant species, revealing astonishing facts along the way. You'll be introduced to magic mushrooms, superfoods, and toxic teas. You'll learn about plants so valuable they have started international wars, so evolved they can trick animals into helping them survive, and so deadly a single taste of one will kill you"--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Botany -- Encyclopedias.
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Plants -- Encyclopedias.
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Botany -- Miscellanea.
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Plants -- Miscellanea.
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Botany.
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Plants.
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| Added Author |
Bauer, Margie.
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| ISBN |
9780062282750 (pbk.) |
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0062282751 (pbk.) |
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