Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth's Most Adaptable Plants by Li, Fay-Wei

Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth's Most Adaptable Plants

Welcome to the extraordinary world of ferns - plants that have survived since prehistoric times! Ferns are...
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Author: Fay-Wei Li
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth's Most Adaptable Plants by Li, Fay-Wei

Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth's Most Adaptable Plants

$45.00

Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth's Most Adaptable Plants

$45.00
Author: Fay-Wei Li
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Welcome to the extraordinary world of ferns - plants that have survived since prehistoric times!

Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, both complex and beautiful. Among Earth's most ancient plants, their story reveals much about our planet's history. Ferns embarks on an exhilarating 400-million-year journey through the world of these astounding plants. It explores how ferns first evolved, how they continuously adapted to their environment and survived every mass extinction, how they enrich human life but can also be fatal, and what their evolutionary history can tell us about our own planet.

Written by scientists with a passion for communicating with the widest audiences and illustrated with jewel-like details by an award-winning botanical artist, Ferns has much to say about our planet's botanical past, present, and future. This beautiful coffee table book is the perfect gift for fern enthusiasts and gardeners alike.

Author: Fay-Wei Li,Jacob S. Suissa
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 05/06/2025
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781958417850

About the Author
Fay-Wei Li grew up in Taiwan, a subtropical fern paradise, and studied for his Ph.D. at Duke University, where he and his advisor, Kathleen Pryer, named a new fern genus Gaga after Lady Gaga. In 2017, Fay-Wei joined Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University as a faculty member. His fern research has featured in the New York Times, the Economist, and Rolling Stone.

Jacob S. Suissa is a classically trained botanist and fern biologist who completed his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on the evolution of form and function in ferns. Jacob also co-founded the educational non-profit Lets Botanize, which is dedicated to inspiring curiosity and passion for plants.

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