Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Illustrated Books Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos pumila Common Name Sandmat Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Backmatter includes actionable ways for readers to help this vulnerable species

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Details:Paperback200 pages7" x 9"

Growth Rate Slow Endangered N/A Growth Habit Prostrate

Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Illustrated Books Plant Characteristics Family Name EricaceaeSince Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field. Without it, they might buy a Hellebores foetidus and be unprepared for its fetid smell, or a Potentilla reptans with the expectation