ATLAS OF BOTANY (HB)

Plants first emerged on a very different looking Earth, 500 million years ago. They have fundamentally shaped the planet's surface and today populate everywhere from tropical zones to cracks in city pavements. Mapping the conditions and continents of the ancient world and the biomes of the modern one, this book explores how plants have overcome the challenges of survival, and interacted with pollinators and people along the way. A unique blend of science, geography, nature and human history, which portrays the intricate and sometimes bizarre ways that plants have adapted and thrived.