Wily Violets and Underground Orchids

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Wily Violets and Underground Orchids is written by Peter Bernhardt and published by University of Chicago Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0226043665 (ISBN 10) and 9780226043661 (ISBN 13).

In this book, Peter Bernhardt takes us on a grand tour of the botanical realm, weaving engaging descriptions of the lovely shapes and intriguing habits of flowering plants with considerations of broader questions, such as why there are only six basic shapes of flowers and why the orchid family is so numerous and so bizarre. Everyone from amateur naturalists and gardeners to plant scientists will find Wily Violets and Underground Orchids a lively guide to botanical lore.