plant defenses

Profiles types of dangerous or disgusting plants that contain spikes or thorns, poisons, and foul smells. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Presents information on dangerous plants and their defense mechanisms.

An introduction to the many ways that plants have developed defense mechanisms through subtle change over time, from prickly cactus spines to color changing and camouflage.

Plants cultivate myriad survival techniques. Infant plants race across the forest floor to climb a tree. Tropical leaves strain to catch shafts of lifegiving sunlight. Others use poisonous sap and crafty disguises as defense mechanisms.

Introduces various plants that use unusual defense mechanisms to survive.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on two hundred plants that are deadly, intoxicating, or offensive, and includes illustrations.

Learn how plants use thorns or spikes to defend themselves from predators.

Introduces wild plants, discussing carnivorous, poisonous, and unique species, including the Venus flytrap, bladderworts, poison ivy, and others.

Describes different types of prickly plants from around the world, including stinging nettles, cacti, the silk floss tree, and the honey locust tree, with information on what makes each of them prickly.

Examines how various animals, fish, birds, insects, and plants protect themselves from danger.