{"product_id":"extraordinary-orchids-9780226779676","title":"Extraordinary Orchids","description":"Perching on tropical trees, partnering with fungi to reproduce, or deceiving birds and amorous insects to promote pollination, orchids fascinate. In the exquisitely illustrated \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning botanist and writer Sandra Knapp tells the stories behind some of the bizarre lifestyles and interactions that scientists have uncovered among many species of the orchid family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Orchids deserve such a visual celebration: parts of the orchid flower have shapes unlike any other flowering plant, and the sheer number of species means they have a seemingly endless ability to create ever more fantastical forms. In fact, many orchid common names refer to the shape-shifting forms of their flowers--the \"man-orchids\" or \"monkey-orchids\" are so called because of their resemblance to the primate form. Orchids lend themselves to depiction, and botanical artworks of them abound. Who could resist painting or drawing such odd shapes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated with stunning artwork, much from the archives of the Natural History Museum in London and never before published, \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e includes depictions from celebrated botanical artists such as Ferdinand and Franz Bauer, Arthur Harry Church, and Sydney Parkinson, revealing the weird and wonderful lives of this most diverse of plant families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226779676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Sandra Knapp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38472063877301,"sku":"9780226779676","price":28.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a4ebb94d-4161-43dc-907f-f34885212207.jpg?v=1612933592","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/extraordinary-orchids-9780226779676","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}