商品簡介
For centuries, poison ivy has bedeviled, inconvenienced, and downright tortured the human race.In Praise ofPoison Ivy explores the question of why this plant is apparently on a mission to give us humans grief, from itchy ankles to life-threatening medical emergencies. This book also examines why poison ivy targets humans, but no other species, and explain the mystery of why a privileged few are immune to its itchy consequences.
作者簡介
Anita Sanchez is a professional environmental educator with over twenty-five years of experience at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. As a science writer, she is fascinated by plants no one loves--like poison ivy. Her website on under-appreciated plants, www.unmowed.com, has a lively and growing readership.
