{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-plants-sandra-knapp-9780226824307","title":"In the Name of Plants: From Attenborough to Washington, the People Behind Plant Names","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vividly illustrated meeting with thirty plants and their inspiring namesakes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shakespeare famously asserted that \"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,\" and that's as true for common garden roses as it is for the \u003ci\u003eMegacorax\u003c\/i\u003e, a genus of evening primroses. Though it may not sound like it, the \u003ci\u003eMegacorax \u003c\/i\u003ewas actually christened in honor of famed American botanist Peter Raven, its name a play on the Latin words for \"great raven.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lush and lively book, celebrated botanist Sandra Knapp explores the people whose names have been immortalized in plant genera, presenting little-known stories about both the featured plants and their eponyms alongside photographs and botanical drawings from the collections of London's Natural History Museum. Readers will see familiar plants in a new light after learning the tales of heroism, inspiration, and notoriety that led to their naming. Take, for example, nineteenth-century American botanist Alice Eastwood, after whom the yellow aster--\u003ci\u003eEastwoodia elegans\u003c\/i\u003e--is named. Eastwood was a pioneering plant collector who also singlehandedly saved irreplaceable specimens from the California Academy of Sciences during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Or more recently, the fern genus \u003ci\u003eGaga\u003c\/i\u003e, named for the pop star and actress Lady Gaga, whose verdant heart-shaped ensemble at the 2010 Grammy Awards bore a striking resemblance to a giant fern gametophyte. Knapp's subjects range from Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin (\u003ci\u003eDarwinia\u003c\/i\u003e), and legendary French botanist Pierre Magnol--who lends his name to the magnolia tree--to US founding figures like George Washington (\u003ci\u003eWashingtonia\u003c\/i\u003e) and Benjamin Franklin (\u003ci\u003eFranklinia\u003c\/i\u003e). Including granular details on the taxonomy and habitats for thirty plants alongside its vibrant illustrations, this book is sure to entertain and enlighten any plant fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Knapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226824306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226824307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023","brand":"Sandra Knapp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070621282559,"sku":"9780226824307","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_465c2b9b-4474-4067-aad9-33526a2135b3.jpg?v=1685431386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-plants-sandra-knapp-9780226824307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}