| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The poysoned weede -- A collection of rarities -- Bartram's boxes -- Loathsome harlotry -- The biggest book -- Strong medicine -- Royal color -- A Virginia native -- The vine lifestyle -- The Columbian exchange -- What do animals eat? -- Bird candy -- Preparing for doomsday -- Holding on to the land -- There's gold in them there hills : Poison oak -- The devil you know -- No holds barred -- The future of poison ivy -- Epilogue : To feed a mockingbird -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix : How to avoid, heal, obliterate, and coexist with poison ivy |
| Summary |
Deadly. Powerful. Beautiful. The much-hated plant called poison ivy is all of these - and more. Poison ivy has long irritated humans, but the astounding paradox is that poison ivy is a plant of immense ecological value. In Praise of Poison Ivy explores the vices and virtues of a plant with a dramatic history - and a rosy future. Once planted in gardens from Versailles to Monticello, poison ivy now has a crucial role in the American landscape. The detested plant is a lens through which to observe the changes and challenges that face our planet.--INSIDE FLAP |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Poison ivy.
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Poison ivy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016012217 |
| ISBN |
9781630761325 |
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163076132X |
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