Sveti. Yestestvennaya istoriya
Flowers. Natural history
Book Description
Flowers are the aesthetic culmination of plant life. In all the incredible variety of their colors and shapes, they decorate fields and meadows, gardens and parks, turning earthly expanses into colorful landscapes. There is nothing more fascinating than to take a closer look at them, because behind their beauty there are amazing natural mechanisms that sometimes intrigue more than any thriller. The peculiarities of the evolution of flowering plants, the structure or "architecture" of flowers, the geometry of inflorescences, symmetry and the Fibonacci code in relation to flowering plants, the reproductive system and the pollination process, the symbolism of flowers, the use in heraldry — this book leaves no questions unanswered. Its pages reveal the complex processes behind the cycles of flowering and wilting, as well as describe the relationship of flowers with representatives of the animal world. An informative story by the German researcher, biologist, teacher and journalist Bruno Kremer and illustrations worthy of special admiration — here is a comprehensive natural history of flowers, containing both biological and cultural aspects. A great gift for anyone who is interested in plants.
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