Flóra - Fascinující svět rostlin (2020)

The book "Flora" will clarify everything from roots to leaf tips, from tiny mosses, delicate ferns, and vibrant flowers to stately palms. Beautiful photographs, clear illustrations, and concise explanations on every double page – the process of photosynthesis, autumn leaf coloration, how cacti store water, and how seeds know where to grow – will explore the incredible diversity and complexity of shapes and colors of roots, thorns, stems, leaves, cones, seeds, fruits, and flowers, so beautifully depicted in this book. Each piece of this extraordinary diversity is the result of adaptations lasting millions of years, responding to the movement of continents, climate changes, and currently also to human activity. It is important to recognize the fundamental role that plants play and have always played: they support all life on Earth, whether it is the air we breathe, the food we eat, the clothing we wear, or our medicines, wood, or fuel. We often overlook what plants contribute to all aspects of life on Earth – we see only their beauty, but not what lies behind it. This book begins to restore this balance by combining beauty and science to celebrate the amazing world of plants. The book is intended for plant lovers,…