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Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary Paperback – December 31, 2001

by James G. Harris (Author), Melinda Woolf Harris (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 737 ratings
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Plant identification employs an extensive and complex terminology. Professional botanists often need several years in the field to master this terminology, and it presents a daunting obstacle to the student of botany.

The meaning of most botanical terms, however, is immediately apparent when an illustration is available. That is the purpose of this volume. Plant Identification Terminology provides over nineteen hundred clear illustrations of terms used in plant identification keys and descriptions. It also includes definitions for more than twenty-seven hundred taxonomic terms.

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Winner of the CHOICE Best Academic Books Award in its first edition, Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary has been dramatically improved. The book has been thoroughly reillustrated and includes more than 300 additional terms. The best book available on plant descriptive terminology is now even better. --From the Publisher

This book will provide a helpful aid to students and others who need to learn our taxonomic language. --The American Society of Plant Taxonomists Newsletter, July 1994

This wonderful little gem of a book is a must-have. --Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Sept/Oct 1994

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Winner of the CHOICE Best Academic Books Award in its first edition, Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary has been dramatically improved. The book has been thoroughly reillustrated and includes more than 300 additional terms. The best book available on plant descriptive terminology is now even better.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spring Lake Pub; 2nd edition (December 31, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0964022168
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0964022164
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.75 x 10 inches
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Amazing botanical glossary, Needs better construction.
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Amazing botanical glossary, Needs better construction.
This book is very valuable to me as I complete a college level botany course. The only problem is the build quality. The spine doesn't have nearly enough glue and started to fall apart almost immediately.For anyone thinking about buying: Check the spine as soon as you buy it, if you wait too long you wont be able to return!
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Stephanie G
5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously a GREAT Resource.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
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I purchased this book as part of a course. This is probably the best book for anyone interested in plant identification. In one section it is set up like a dictionary so you can easily look up unfamiliar terms alphabetically. In the other section it is set up by category, leaves, stems, flowers etc. so if you don't really know what you are looking for you can easily search by category. I got this book today and have already used it a bunch of times to refresh my memory on terminology. The definitions are scientific but easy to understand and read with really nice drawings to represent the term. Probably the best book in my botanical library.
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Amber Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Quality
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023
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This book arrived shrink-wrapped in plastic. It is very obviously a brand new book, with crisp pages and no damage. It arrived on time and is exactly as described. My botany professor recommended it as an aide for plant identification, and I can definitely see why. It is full of important plant vocabulary, with drawings to illustrate their meaning. I'm very happy with this book!
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kelly grady
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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This book is really useful for defining terminology and exposing you to words that will be used in the field. Bought it to go along with a horticulturist course I’m taking and it’s the perfect companion book.
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A. Krenz
5.0 out of 5 stars Botanists' bible
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
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If you are using dicotomous keys to identify plants this is the best investment you can can make besides the plant manual you are keying in. Hands down excellent. Haven't had this book let me down yet and I do not expect it will. I find that it even contains enough detail and images to cause me to page through it as I am keying out plants or just for fun, yet it is still a concise format that is easy to use and carry in the field. Any aspiring botinist should own this book.
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Tanner
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing botanical glossary, Needs better construction.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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This book is very valuable to me as I complete a college level botany course. The only problem is the build quality. The spine doesn't have nearly enough glue and started to fall apart almost immediately.
For anyone thinking about buying: Check the spine as soon as you buy it, if you wait too long you wont be able to return!
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Tanner
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing botanical glossary, Needs better construction.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
This book is very valuable to me as I complete a college level botany course. The only problem is the build quality. The spine doesn't have nearly enough glue and started to fall apart almost immediately.
For anyone thinking about buying: Check the spine as soon as you buy it, if you wait too long you wont be able to return!
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Bufatutu
5.0 out of 5 stars The Key to the Botanical Keys
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2015
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I've spent my life on the fringes of botany and have had a keen interest in wildflowers and garden plants for many years. My brother and two of my closest friends are professional botanists and I love being in the field with them. Unfortunately when I was at university I was an English and philosophy major, and so can barely understand some of the language they use to describe the plants we are looking for. Recently retired, I now have more time on my hands to study the unusual plants near my homes in the mountains and by the shore in northern Canada. This book is a tremendous help in using plant identification keys and for getting from genus to species. I find it very well done. Wish I had discovered it years ago.
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serialquiller
5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable resource
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2022
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As a novice enthusiast of west coast native plants, I find myself reaching for this book more than any other, and I pretty much have them all.
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D. Setaro
5.0 out of 5 stars I am a graduate student and I spend a lot ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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I am a graduate student and I spend a lot of time in the herbarium identifying plants using dichotomous keys. I use this terminology book whenever I am keying plants. It has been an invaluable resource to me. I used it on at least 10 different occasions during my plant ID session just today actually. So yeah, this book is very helpful for anyone who needs to understand the terminology associated with plant descriptions and characteristics. For example: If you have ever wondered how to describe the different types of hairs you see on plants when you look at them with a hand lens or with a dissecting microscope this book provides the definitions and illustrations of the many different kinds of hairs and other surface textures that you might see on plants (Laypeople/non-plant people have probably never seen so many different ways to describe "hairy".)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom estar disponível aqui.
Reviewed in Brazil on November 13, 2020
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Tem a estrutura de um dicionário ilustrado. Muito bom.
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Hugh
5.0 out of 5 stars A must
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2018
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A must for anyone wanting greater knowledge of plants
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elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars As expected
Reviewed in Australia on June 19, 2022
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Perfect!
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Ollie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great rescource
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2013
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This book is great; it has pictures for every plant taxonomy term I've come across so far, and very clear definitions. The front section is organized like a dictionary for all the words, and the back section is divided into subsections specifically for leaf and flower terminology. I would reccomend it to anyone who wants to use taxonomic keys.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A avoir dans sa bibliothèque
Reviewed in France on March 24, 2014
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C'est très agréable d'avoir ce livre à coté de soit lors de la lecture d'une monographie botanique anglaise. Le livre est vraiment très complet, il est agrémenté systématiquement d'un petit croquis et parfois un scroquis est plus explicatif qu'une longue définition.
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