iscover the fascinating world of plants - their structure, variety and life-history
Plants provide the food and the oxygen needed to sustain all animal life. Without them, there would be no life on Earth. Plants grow almost everywhere - from sandy beaches to dark forests, and from high mountains to hot deserts.
Plant uses unique time-lapse photo-sequences to show how a seedling emerges from a seed , how a flower opens, how a dandelion makes its fluffy seed head, and how a Venus fly trap catches insects. Explore the complex world of plants, see how they make food, reproduce, and grow.
Discover the importance of plants in human life, and how they are used both as food and as medicines. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant is a beautiful and informative visual guide to the natural history of plants.
* Here is an original and exciting new look at the fascinating natural world of plants.
* Stunning, real-life photographs of flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, and more, offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the natural history of plant anatomy and growth.
* See the biggest flower in the world; where a seed develops; what the inside of a plant stem looks like; how a flower attracts insects; what a plant's reproductive organs look like; how a dandelion spreads its seeds
* Learn how plants defend themselves; why flowers are brightly coloured; how a plant can climb; why some plants feed on insects; why some plants have no seeds
* Discover why some plants have spines and stings; what plants looked like millions of years ago; how plants survive in the desert; how plants turn sunlight into energy
What is a Plant?
The Parts of a Plant
A Plant is Born
Bursting into Bloom
A Light Diet
A Simple Flower Dissected
A Complex Flower
All Sorts of Flowers
How a plant is Pollinated
Strange Pollinators
From Flower to Fruit
How Seeds are Spread
Borne on the Wind
Spreading without Seeds
Living Leaves
Self-Defence
Creepers and Climbers
Meat Eaters
Caught in a Trap
Parasitic Plants
Plant Passengers
Adapting to Water
Surviving above the Snowline
Living without Water
Food from Plants
The Story of Wheat
Potions and Poisons
The Plant Collectors
Looking at Plants
Index
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