Around the world in 80 plants

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Often beautiful, sometimes deadly, and always inventive, plants are sources of life and pleasure, as well as myths. In the follow-up to the best-selling book about trees, Jonathan Drory embarks on a new journey around the world to bring plant science to life and how they are intricately woven into our history, culture and folklore. From the seemingly familiar tomato and dandelion to the eerie mandrake and Louisiana Spanish moss, each of these stories is full of surprises. Some plants have had a troubled past, while others have inspired human creativity or helped entire civilizations flourish. Among them are parasites, carnivores, and even plants that destroy telephone wires. Drory's interest in the plant world is infectious. He expresses his scientific knowledge easily and writes with passion and humor. And with colorful portraits of plants created by illustrator Lucille Claire, this botanical journey has acquired beauty and brilliance. From the author: For me, the already exciting science of plants comes to life when it intertwines with human history and culture. Most of the stories in this book are as much about humans as they are about botany: the “reed of silence,” the opium poppy, and the “peacock flower” delonix with a piquant and disturbing past, the idiosyncratic traditions of using cava, Spanish moss, and rhododendron, the incredible quest for the aphrodisiac properties of the mandrake, chocolate and even wormwood. Don't forget pumpkins for Halloween. Less flashy plants also bring joy to a person. I will start my journey through England, Scotland and Ireland, respectively, with nettles, kelp and sphagnum, and then from my London home I will go east, approximately - very approximately! — following the route of Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne's novel. Who is this book for: For all nature lovers

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Barcode: 9785001696643 SKU: 70145270 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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