Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities - Rilegato

Stewart, Amy; Morrow-Cribbs, Briony

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ISBN 10: 1565126831 ISBN 13: 9781565126831

Casa editrice: Algonquin Books, 2009

Riassunto

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother).

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

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Stewart takes on more than 200 of Mother Nature's most appalling creations and offers this A-to-Z compendium of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Algonquin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1565126831
• ISBN 13: 9781565126831
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 236
• Disegnatore: Rosen Jonathan