The Evolution of Plants (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how natural selection shaped plant life from ferns to seed plants.

This book explains the Darwinian theory and shows how plants have adapted over deep time, linking ideas about variation, inheritance, and survival to the world of gardens, crops, and wild flora.

Readers will learn how cultivated plants trace back to wild ancestors, how natural selection provides a natural explanation for adaptation, and how the major plant groups evolved. The text connects classic ideas with fossil evidence to map the rise of seed plants from spore-bearing relatives and to describe the long history of plant life on Earth.

• Clear, accessible explanations of evolution, natural selection, and adaptation in plants.
• An overview of major plant groups, including ferns, lycophytes, horsetails, and the seed-bearing lineages.
• Context for fossil evidence and how ancient plants relate to modern crops and garden species.

Ideal for readers of science histories and anyone curious about how plants became the diverse life forms we rely on today.

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