02858nam 22006732u 450 991078230170332120210419174747.00-19-972003-7(CKB)1000000000553835(EBL)415038(OCoLC)476239438(SSID)ssj0000154495(PQKBManifestationID)11162744(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000154495(PQKBWorkID)10418881(PQKB)10480801(MiAaPQ)EBC415038(PPN)252907868(EXLCZ)99100000000055383520100913d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrA Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica[electronic resource]Oxford Oxford University Press, USA20081 online resource (543 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-518824-1 CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND "COMMONNESS" OF PLANTS; LIMITATIONS OF THIS GUIDE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED PLANT TERMS; PALMS AND PALMLIKE PLANTS; TALL TREES; SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES; WOODY VINES (LIANAS); HERBACEOUS VINES; HERBS; GRASSES AND SEDGES; FERNS AND OTHER SEEDLESS PLANTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX;At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, woodPlantsBotanySciencePlantsCosta RicaIdentificationPlantsCosta RicaPictorial worksBotanyHILCCPlant GeographyHILCCEarth & Environmental SciencesHILCCPlants.Botany.Science.PlantsPlantsBotanyPlant GeographyEarth & Environmental Sciences581.97286Gargiullo Margaret B.1942-2019.1473203Magnuson Barbara L.1952-1473204Kimball Larry D.1946-1473205AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910782301703321A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica3686264UNINA