There are almost one third of a million species of plants which range in form
from unicellular algae a few microns in diameter to gigantic trees that can grow
to a height of 100 meters. Plant Life makes sense of the bewildering diversity
of plants by treating them not just as photosynthetic factories, but as living
organisms that are the survivors of millions of years of evolutionary struggle.
The book examines plants from an evolutionary perspective to show how such a
wide range of life forms has evolved and continues to thrive.
The book is divided into three main sections. The first introductory section
sets out the