botany

Describes plants found around the world and explains how they are classified in different groups.

Explores the evolution, structure, function, and uses of plants, and surveys main types of plants around the world.

Contains 280 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about plants and the plant sciences, with biographies; essays on the history of physiology, ecology, taxonomy, and evolution; discussion of evolutionary relationships, genetic control, and biodiversity; and descriptions of careers in the field.