A "flora" is what we in the bio biz call a scientific manual that describes all the plants in a given area, such as the Pacific Northwest. It is written in Botanese, a mixture of Latin and thousands of technical terms—often abbreviated—that must be memorized. In other words, it's as dry as a prairie in August. I have a few floras and have worked with them often, but I might have enjoyed it more if they looked like this:
Now that's what I call a flora! This is "Wild Flowers 2006," one of several amazing book scluptures by Su Blackwell.
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