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The yew is the oldest and most common tree in the world, but it is a plant of puzzling contradictions: it is a conifer with juicy scarlet berries, but no cones; deer can feast on its poisonous foliage, but it is lethal to farm animals; and it thrives where other plants cannot because of its extraord...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2013.
©2013 |
| Colección: | Botanical (Reaktion Books (Firm))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Yew; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Early Yew; Two: Botanical Yew; Three: Social Yew; Four: Ancient Yew; Five: Hospitable Yew; Six: Poisonous Yew; Seven: Political Yew; Eight: Aesthetic Yew; Nine: Metaphysical Yew; Ten: Sacred Yew; Eleven: Threatened Yew; Timeline; References; Further Reading; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.