Temperate Garden Plant Families: The Essential Guide to Identification and Classification

The first comprehensive identification guide to include new classifications based on DNA analysis, this resource helps readers identify the 140 most important temperate plant families.

Determining which family a plant belongs to is a crucial horticultural skill. Organising plants by family provides a framework for thinking about plant characteristics and for arranging thousands of plant names in a coherent and predictive pattern. This is especially important now, as advances in DNA analysis have recently altered much of the world of botanical taxonomy. In Temperate Garden Plant Families, Peter Goldblatt and John C. Manning teach readers how to identify the most horticulturally important temperate plant families. Introductory information includes an overview of family classification, plant nomenclature, and plant morphology. The comprehensive A–Z of plants includes profiles that include information on the number of species and genera, plant form, flowers, fruit, and a short description. Each profile is illustrated with colour photographs and botanical illustrations. This comprehensive identification guide is for botany and horticultural professionals, nurserymen, advanced gardeners, and students of botany and horticulture.

AUTHORS:
Peter Goldblatt is a leading expert on the iris family, having spent his life studying its taxonomy and evolution.
John C. Manning is senior specialist scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.

SELLING POINTS:
• Advances in DNA analysis have changed the world of botanical taxonomy, leaving a conspicuous gap in today's horticulture literature. This book will be the most accurate, up-to-date references on identification and taxonomy.
• Goldblatt and Manning are leading experts in the fields of taxonomy, evolution, and pollination biology. They have collaborated on various research projects and coauthored several books together, including Gladiolus in Southern Africa and various wildflower guides.
• Determining which genera belong to which flowering plant families reveals insight into specific plant characteristics and patterns. Must-have content and approachable design make this a desirable resource for horticulture professionals and students.

235 colour photographs, 61 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 9781604694987
Author: GOLDBLATT / MANNING
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 01/07/2019
RRP: $76.99
Pages: 296
Dimension: 235mm X 191mm
Imprint: Timber Press