This is a broad but provocative examination of the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life to the development of our present flora. Taking a fresh,

Although plants comprise more than 90% of all visible life, and land plants and algae collectively make up the most morphologically, physiologically, and ecolog

"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G.

This beautifully illustrated book follows the amazing story of plant evolution, from the first plants arriving on a dark and lifeless planet to the colorful—o

This 1993 textbook describes and explains the origin and evolution of plants as revealed by the fossil record.