Burger, William C.

Flowers : how they changed the world / William C. Burger. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006. - 337 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index.

What, exactly, is a flower? -- What are flowers for? -- Flowers and their friends -- Flowers and their enemies -- How are the flowering plants distinguished? -- What makes flowering plants so special? -- Primates, people, and the flowering plants -- How flowers changed the world.

1591024072 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781591024071 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2006002739


Botany--Miscellanea.
Plants--Miscellanea.
Flowers--Miscellanea.

QK45.2 / .B87 2006

582.13

QK45.2 / .B87 2006