- Subjects
- Published
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press
2007.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xvi, 409 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-366) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780226470528
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Coloring Our Bodies with Plants
- 2. Light, Vision, and Color
- 3. Nature's Palette
- 4. The Canvas
- 5. Patterns
- 6. Leaves
- 7. Flowers
- 8. Fruits and Seeds
- 9. Stems and Roots
- 10. Iridescent Plants
- 11. Why Leaves Turn Red
- 12. Chlorophilia
- Appendix A. Plant Pigments and Related Molecules
- Appendix B. Separating Plant Pigments by Paper Chromatography
- Chapter Notes
- Illustration Notes
- Index