Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants
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Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants

Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants

by Jesse Vernon Trail

Overview

A fascinating exploration of the world’s most unusual plants

Whether it’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to 50 feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their environment. They are often exposed to bitter cold, relentless winds, intense heat, drought, fire, pollution, and many other adverse growing conditions. Yet they are still able to survive and often even thrive.

Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants showcases these exceptional plants with absorbing information and stunning photos that will inspire a new respect for nature’s innovation and resilience.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781770412088
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication date: 06/09/2015
Pages: 300
Sales rank: 1,156,099
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jesse Vernon Trail is an author, instructor, and curriculum developer in environment, ecology, sustainability issues, horticulture, and the natural history of plants. He has had articles published in The Ecologist, Garden Making, Canadian Gardening, Plant and Garden, Fine Gardening, Gardenwise, Harrowsmith Country Life, Alive, and Outdoor Canada. Jesse lives in Vernon, B.C.

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Where You Can Find the Plants in the U.S.
Alaska

Glehnia lelocarpa, Beach Silvertop

Lysichiton americanus, Skunk Cabbage

Monotropa uniflora, Indian Pipe

Arizona

Echinocactus polycephalus, Golden Barrel Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Kingcup Cactus, Claretcup, Mojave mound cactus

California

Chamerion angustifolium (syn. Epilobium angustifolium), Fireweed

Atriplex canescens, Four Wing Salt Bush

Glehnia lelocarpa, Beach Silvertop

Lysichiton americanus, Skunk Cabbage

Abronia latifolia, Sand Verbena

Yucca Whipplei, Our Lord's Candle

Sequoia sempervirens, California Redwoods

Trifolium subterranean, Burrowing Clover

Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Sequoia, Big Tree

Carpobrotus edulis, Ice Plant, Hottentot Fig

Pinus longaeva, Bristlecone Pine

Calochortus luteus, Yellow Mariposa Lily

Baileya multiradiata, Desert Marigold

Colorado

Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Kingcup Cactus, Claretcup, Mojave mound cactus

Eastern USA

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. Gibbosa, Purple Pitcher Plant

Florida

Ficus aurea, Golden Fig

Mohave Desert

Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Kingcup Cactus, Claretcup, Mojave mound cactus

Caulanthus inflatus, Desert Candle

Arctomecon merriamii, Desert Poppy

Ferocactus cylindraceus, California barrel cactus, Desert barrel cactus, miner's compass

Montana

Lysichiton americanus, Skunk Cabbage

Oregon

Oenothera deltoids, Bird Cage Plant

Rocky Mountains

Eritrichium nanum, King of the Alps

Salix Arctica, Arctic Willow

Southeastern USA

Taxodium distichum, Swamp Cypress

Southwestern USA

Geraea canescens, Desert Sunflower

Texas

Echinocereus triglochidiatus, Kingcup Cactus, Claretcup, Mojave mound cactus

Vermont

Chamerion angustifolium (syn. Epilobium angustifolium), Fireweed

Washington

Trifolium subterranean, Burrowing Clover

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