A Natural History of the New World traces the evolution of plant ecosystems, beginning in the Late Cretaceous period and ending in the present, charting their r
Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the most widely used drug in the Western pharmacopoeia,
Flowers have played an important role in human culture and survival for thousands of years. The final products of flowers—fruits and seeds—are vitally impor