Native Bromeliads of Florida
- ISBN-10
- 1561648825
- ISBN-13
- 9781561648825
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-01
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Harry E Luther, David H Benzing
Description
Experts Luther and Benzing show how to identify the species of native bromeliads and reveal how they and the other epiphytic bromeliads pursue their aerial, unconventional, bizarre, or strange lifestyle.
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