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Book Title: Plant Families : a Guide for Gardeners and Botanists
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Topic: Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General, Reference, General
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Référence, Science, Gardening
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Author: Simon Maughan, Ross Bayton
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
