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Do bromeliads ever harm their hosts? Are they parasites? Can any of them really live on air? How many kinds live in Florida? Are the pretty ones easy to grow in my garden? This is the first book on Florida's bromeliads and will appeal to both scientists and general readers interested in the state...

This comprehensive and compact volume is a field guide to all the native and naturalized trees of the north Texas zone, including the Blackland Prairies, the Cross Timbers region, and both the Rolling and High Plains. Here too is detailed information on the many varieties of trees introduced into the...

Konzentriert, bildhaft, melodisch erzählt, hat der Text meditativen Charakter. Er vermittelt, was es heißt, ganz im Hier und Jetzt zu sein. "Tief im Land" entführt uns in die Ruhe eines archaischen, asketischen Lebens. Neil Ansell verbrachte fünf Jahre zurückgezogen in den Hügeln von Wales....

For more than 2,000 years, depressed patients have turned to a rangy yellow weed known as hypericum, or St. John’s wort, to treat symptoms of unrelenting sadness. Ancient healers believed the herb to be so powerful that it not only vanquished depression but also could banish evil spirits forever. Today,...

Looking for ginseng and confused by the look-alikes?  This book shows you the plants most often mistaken for American ginseng.

"La vista delle rovine ci fa fugacemente intuire l'esistenza di un tempo che non è quello di cui parlano i manuali di storia o che i restauri cercano di richiamare in vita. È un tempo puro, non databile, assente da questo nostro mondo di immagini, di simulacri e di ricostruzioni, da questo...

The voices of the spirits of nature collected by Paola Pierpaoli on walks in the area of Lake Bracciano (Rome). The book is provided with images of anthropomorphic trees and drawings. It’s suitable for adults and children as it can be read and seen as a fairy tale.

Die Wälder sind sein berufliches Zuhause, und die Arbeit mit Bäumen ist sein Leben. Bei geführten Waldwanderungen gibt der passionierte Förster und Autor Peter Wohlleben sein enormes Wissen über Bäume weiter. Seine Gebrauchsanweisung ist eine ebenso handfeste wie stimmungsvolle Entdeckungstour....

59 curiosità sulla pianta più utilizzata nei prodotti di consumo per via delle sue proprietà. I mini-ebook di Passerino Editore sono guide agili, essenziali e complete, per orientarsi nella storia del mondo.

I funghi sono come tanti amanti, ognuno possiede una precisa caratteristica, un atteggiamento diverso verso l’esterno, attributi e particolarità ben distinte. La prima osservazione è quella visiva, si guarda com'è vestito l’amante, cosa indossa, i colori, il taglio, le forme del corpo, l’altezza...

Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; a glossary of botanical terms; color photos. Use Foraging Mushrooms Washington as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you’re looking for, be it the curative Heal-All or a snack,...

With its variety of habitats, Mississippi contains an especially rich and diverse set of native and naturalized flowering plants. First published in 1989, this handy volume is the comprehensive, full-color guide to the state's lush array of wildflowers. Now available again, it provides both...

Originally published in 1999, Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands was the first book to focus on the beauty and diversity of the wetland plants that once covered 1.5 million acres of Iowa. Now this classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and all-new photographs,...

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