Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification is a book by Thomas J. Elpel published by HOPS Press, LLC. The book emphasizes family characteristics for plant identification. Related plants typically have similar floral features and often similar uses. For example, plants of the mustard family (Brassicaceae) have four petals with six stamens (4 tall, 2 short), and most or all of the 3,200 species are considered edible.[1]
 Cover photo of Botany in a Day | |
| Author | Thomas J. Elpel |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Botany, plant identification |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | HOPS Press, LLC |
Publication date | 6th Edition. 2013 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 235 |
| ISBN | 978-1-892784-35-3 |
| Followed by | Shanleya’s Quest: A Botany Adventure for Kids Ages 9 to 99 |
The book is used as a text at universities, high schools, and herbal schools across North America.[2] It is also recommended as a resource for the Nature Merit Badge by the Boy Scouts of America.[3] Although the text is primarily oriented towards North American plants, Botany in a Day has been used to identify plants in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America.[4] As of 2010, there were more than 45,000 copies in print.[5]
References edit
- ^ Elpel, Thomas J. Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification. HOPS Press, 2004, p. 17.
- ^ "Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification", Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ [Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-NATU.aspx "Introduction to Merit Badges: Nature"], Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification", Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ^ Elpel, Thomas J. Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification. HOPS Press, 2010, p. ii.