Botany in a Day
| Followed by | Shanleya’s Quest: A Botany Adventure for Kids Ages 9 to 99 |
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Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification is a book by
stamens (4 tall, 2 short), and most or all of the 3,200 species are considered edible.[1]
The book is used as a text at universities, high schools, and herbal schools across North America.[2] It is also recommended as a resource for the Nature Merit Badge by the Boy Scouts of America.[3] Although the text is primarily oriented towards North American plants, Botany in a Day has been used to identify plants in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America.[4] As of 2010, there were more than 45,000 copies in print.[5]
References
- ^ Elpel, Thomas J. Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification. HOPS Press, 2004, p. 17.
- ^ "Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification", Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ [Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-NATU.aspx "Introduction to Merit Badges: Nature"], Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification", Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ Elpel, Thomas J. Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification. HOPS Press, 2010, p. ii.