Triggerplants [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Douglas W. Darnowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2002

Triggerplants are not only found in Australia, but they reach their greatest diversity there. A few species have ranges which extend to India, China, or Japan, with several more in Papua New Guinea, but of the nearly two hundred identified species, the great majority are found in Australia. This is the first comprehensive book on triggerplants.There is a chapter on triggerplants in the garden and landscape which includes how to grow them and how to obtain them, eg seed sources.

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About the Author

Douglas W Darnowski has a doctorate in field plant biology from Cornell University and is now Assistant Professor of Biology at Washington College in Maryland, USA. He is a frequent visitor to Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Roseberg Pub; illustrated edition edition (September 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877058033
• ISBN-13: 978-1877058035
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,794,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment., January 21, 2011

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Tribo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triggerplants (Paperback)

I was so looking forward to get this book, but I have to say the multitude of bad and even worse photos just ruined it.
More than half of the photos are totally out of focus, you can hardly see that it is supposed to be a triggerplant, and many of the photos shows a plant from such a distance that u really have no benefit from it. Cant understand how it got approved for printing. And the watercolor-illustrations looks like something from kindergarten.
The text is good and informative and on a good level for someone thats not botanically educated , just cant see thru the bad illustrations.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blending color photos with explanations, February 13, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triggerplants (Paperback)

Triggerplants is the first title to provide a comprehensive examination of carnivorous plants which are based in Australia, but enjoying a widening audience of fans around the world. Chapters focus on triggerplants in different parts of Australia, blending color photos with explanations of how these carnivorous plants work.