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Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary [Paperback]

James G. Harris , Melinda Woolf Harris
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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January 1, 2001 0964022168 978-0964022164 2nd
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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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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Spring Lake Pub; 2nd edition (January 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0964022168
  • ISBN-13: 978-0964022164
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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89 of 90 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book available on the subject September 8, 2001
Format:Paperback
The title says it all. This is an illustrated glossary to the terms you may encounter while identifying plants. It is beautifully illustrated and the definitions are clear and concise. The book takes much of the pain out of using an identification key and is tremendously useful for both professionals and students.

I disagree with a previous reviewer who characterized this book as "shallow" because it doesn't include detailed information about the terms included. That's kind of like labeling a dictionary as "shallow" because it doesn't provide encyclopedic entries. "Plant Identification Terminology" isn't intended to be a comprehensive guide to plant morphology.

This is a wonderful book at a surprisingly reasonable price and for its intended purpose it is the only game in town - nothing else even comes close.

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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable tool for a field ecologist June 22, 2002
Format:Paperback
I am a plant community ecologist that prides myself in knowing many of the plants in the Intermountain West. However, myself and students are always finding new plants, especially as we move into new areas. My primary plant keys are the Intermountain Flora and Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Since I only key a couple months out of the year I forget many of the terms, needing a refresher as I start back out in the spring (my students call it winter death). My students and I find this book very useful and easy to use, particarly for beginning students. It is always with us in the field.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful & Necessary Companion November 3, 2006
Format:Paperback
This is the kind of book every beginning botanist ought to have. Directing an herbal medicine school, I teach people how to use a technical key, in our case "Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas." Having this book at hand means that my students don't have to memorize the 30 different ways that a leaf can be hairy -- pubescent, tomentose, scurfy, etc.

For those of us who aren't botany majors (and maybe some who are), having this book at your side while keying out a plant is indispensable. Can't think of another book like it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
This book is amazing! I always have it with me when I am keying out a plant. The pictures really help explain a term as well. I would definitely recommend this book!
Published 12 days ago by S
5.0 out of 5 stars botanical terms
This book was exactly what I was looking for. Good definitions and an illustration that went with most. Thank you.
Published 1 month ago by Carol L. Kelloff
3.0 out of 5 stars This is a beautiful reference book but not a good starter book.
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book, but not one a beginner should pick up and try to read from the beginning. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book should be infinitely useful in preparing for the summer field-season... now, I just need to get into the field
Published 1 month ago by James Storm Shirley
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide
I use this for my plant taxonomy class. Its really handy when I'm trying to key plants for identification. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tyann98
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to Any Biologist's Library
I'd recommend this to any biologist interested in identifying plants. Text and diagrams cut quickly to the essentials of most terms without trying to overdo it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by walleyeslayer
5.0 out of 5 stars Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
I used this book to help develop botany nomenclature for our teacher training program. It was very useful with the illustrations and classification of plant parts. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Linda Aaquist
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Useful!
I needed a book to explain the terminology used in other books and online sources in plant "keys. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Booklogged
5.0 out of 5 stars Crucial for Learning to Use A Dichotomous Key
This book is great for learning the terminology associated with advanced identification of vascular plants. I carry this and botanical dichotomous key everywhere I go. Read more
Published 14 months ago by T. Kopp
5.0 out of 5 stars Plant Idenification Terminology book
Great Resource book - best I have found. The book if very complete with great Illustrations and descriptions. Read more
Published 19 months ago by cassie
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