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Which Native Fern?

By Andrew Crowe
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A bestselling guide to identifying New Zealand's native ferns by expert Andrew Crowe. Use Andrew Crowe's unique frond key to identify New Zealand native ferns. Contains colour photographs of ferns and the creatures that depend on them. Graphics give fern shape and height, and distribution maps... Read More
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This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment.

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A bestselling guide to identifying New Zealand's native ferns by expert Andrew Crowe.

Use Andrew Crowe's unique frond key to identify New Zealand native ferns. Contains colour photographs of ferns and the creatures that depend on them. Graphics give fern shape and height, and distribution maps show where you may find them in the New Zealand bush.

Discover the uses of each fern, from food, medicine and perfume, to making tools, mattresses and trail-markers. Learn how to grow these fascinating plants in your own garden.

Which Native Fern? is an essential resource for anyone interested in New Zealand's natural heritage and gardening enthusiasts alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143009009

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2009

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 188g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Andrew Crowe is a best-selling author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won numerous New Zealand book awards, including the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2009 for his overall contribution to children's literature and the Ashton Wylie Award in 2005 for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama. His latest book, Pathway of the Birds- The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and their Polynesian Ancestors (Bateman), received 4 book awards in 2019.

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