Saving the wild South : the fight for native plants on the brink of extinction / Georgann Eubanks ; photographs by Donna Campbell.

"From the Miccosukee gooseberry to the Florida torreya, the twelve plants starring in The wild South are native to the American South, a place known for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. Georgann Eubanks treks across the region, from Alabama to North Carolina, reporting on their wondrous biology....

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Main Author: Eubanks, Georgann (Author)
Other Authors: Campbell, Donna, 1951- (Photographer)
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Physical Description:256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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