Around the World in 80 Plants. By Jonathan Drori. 2021. Laurence King.
With Lucille Clerc’s Audubon-like illustrations, Drori’s portrait gallery of 80 key plants is erudite, educational, aesthetically pleasing, and verdant with an abundance of intriguing botanical facts.
Chasing Plants: Journeys with a Botanist through Rainforests, Swamps, and Mountains. By Chris Thorogood. 2022. Univ. of Chicago.
Botanist Thorogood recounts his journeys over treacherous terrain in; the yellow, oblong, mildly disturbing desert hyacinth; and the giant butterbur, native to Japan.
