The lives of leaves : what leaves mean - and what they mean to us / Dan Crowley and Douglas Justice.

A beautifully illustrated and curated compendium of leaves from around the world. Organised by leaf shape, it tells the stories, science and history of that leaf, from sugar maple and how leaves turn red, to gingko and how leaves are used as medicine. Full of fascinating science and very accessible...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Crowley, Dan (Dendrologist) (Author) Justice, Douglas (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	London : Two Roads, 2021.
Subjects:	Leaves. Human-plant relationships. Trees. Plant Leaves. Feuilles. Relations homme-plante. Arbres. Leaf (plant material) Trees (woody plants) SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany.
Physical Description:	vii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
What remarkable chemistry!
Shape-shifters
Practical plants
Curiouser and curiouser
Formidable defences
Extraordinary attributes
Intimate relationships
Defining landscapes.