Which Native Fern?
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Which Native Fern?
Which Native Fern?
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.
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
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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