{"product_id":"cacti-of-the-trans-pecos-adjacent-areas-9780896725317","title":"Cacti of the Trans-Pecos \u0026 Adjacent Areas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): A. Michael Powell | James Weedin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Texas Tech University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Texas Tech University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Plants - Cacti \u0026amp; Succulents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Southwest Book of the Year * 2005 Southwest Book Award \"[A] monumental study.\" --Review of Texas Books \"A reliable and handy general reference for those with an interest in cacti inside and outside this region. Recommended.\" --Choice \"These authors have . . . provided the world with the much needed scientific clarification on this family of succulent plants that humans have loved and hated for thousands of years.\" --Sida \"Information: Wow! . . . For both lay readers and for researchers looking for lots of data about the cacti of this rich flora, this book offers fascinating details presented in a very readable fashion.\" --Cactus and Succulents Journal \"This will be the standard reference for decades to come.\"--Southwest Books of the Year Of the 132 species and varieties of cacti in Texas, about 104 of them occur in the fifteen counties of the Trans-Pecos region. This volume includes full descriptions of those many genera, species, and varieties of cacti, with sixty-four maps showing the distribution of each species in the region. The descriptions follow the latest findings of cactus researchers worldwide and include scientific names; common names; identifying characters based on vegetative habit, flowers, fruit, and seeds; identification of flowerless specimens; and phenology and biosystematics. The introduction--full of details about the biology and morphology of the family Cactaceae, the uses of cacti, and the horticulture and conservation of cacti--is an important reference for general readers. More than three hundred beautiful full-color photographs of the cacti in flower and in fruit, all cross-referenced to their description in the text, highlight the book. A glossary of cactus terms, an exhaustive list of literature, and a thorough index complete the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Tech University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47587701162135,"sku":"9780896725317","price":6270.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780896725317.webp?v=1774967159","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cacti-of-the-trans-pecos-adjacent-areas-9780896725317","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}