Saving the Wild South : The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction /

"From the Miccosukee gooseberry to the Florida torreya, the twelve plants starring in The wild South are native to the American South, a place known for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. Georgann Eubanks treks across the region, from Alabama to North Carolina, reporting on their wondrous bio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eubanks, Georgann (Autor)
Otros Autores: Campbell, Donna, 1951- (Fotógrafo)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rare plants.
Plant conservation.
Endangered plants.
Plant conservation > Southern States.
Rare plants > Southern States.
Endangered plants > Southern States.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"From the Miccosukee gooseberry to the Florida torreya, the twelve plants starring in The wild South are native to the American South, a place known for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. Georgann Eubanks treks across the region, from Alabama to North Carolina, reporting on their wondrous biology. But these plants are in dire trouble-each one is struggling to survive against the effects of global climate change and disruptive development. Ten of them have already been granted federally endangered status"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations (chiefly color) ;
ISBN:9781469664927

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