Perfectly Peculiar Plants: Take a Walk through Earth's Weirdest, Wildest and Most…
About this ebook
Looking at plants from across the globe, the specimens featured include carnivorous and poisonous species; plants that provide us with food, materials, or medicine; those that have a special symbiotic relationship with animals or other plants; as well as especially rare or record-breaking species. Among many other awesome plants, discover:
- Lithops hookeri, the pebble plant that disguises itself as a stone to hide from predators;
- Nepenthes lowii, the tree shrew toilet pitcher that thrives on nutrients from tree shrew droppings;
- Drosera rotundifolia, the sundew that digests insects after trapping them with sticky dew-like droplets; and
- Selaginella lepidophylla, the resurrection plant that can survive for years without any rainwater at all.
Bursting with colour, there’s something new and unexpected to discover on every page of this celebration of fierce and fabulous plants.
About the author
Dr Chris Thorogood is a plant hunter and botanist who has been fascinated by plants for a long as he can remember, having spent much of his childhood growing bizarre and unusual plants including carnivores and parasites. He is now Head of Science & Public Engagement at Oxford University Botanic Garden. Chris is the author of Weird Plants (Kew Publishing, 2018) as well as several botanic field guides.
Catell Ronca was born in Basel, Switzerland and lives and works in Lucerne. Catell graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and works for a variety of international clients in publishing, editorial and advertising. Her work is regularly recognised in Illustration Annuals. Her plant illustrations are expressive, bold, lively, and saturated in colour.
