Cactus / Dan Torre.

"Cacti are full of contradictions. Although they can be found in some of the harshest, driest and most barren environments on earth, some are delicate tropical plants that grow high among the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many examples bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while others are com...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Botanical (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Main Author: Torre, Dan (Author)
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
Series:Botanical (Reaktion Books (Firm))
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Physical Description:224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Natural history of the cactus
  • Native cacti, alien cacti
  • Beautiful cacti, beastly cacti
  • Almost human : the anthropomorphic cactus
  • Eating cacti
  • Transforming the cactus
  • Cactus collectors and cactus societies.