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In Defense of Plants

An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants

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In Defense of Plants

By: Matt Candeias PhD
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In his debut book, internationally recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms.

A botanist's defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection.

The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. In this book, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plant organisms as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms.

In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you'll find fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism, passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plants, and personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants.

©2021 Matt Candeias (P)2021 Tantor Agricultural & Food Sciences Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Ecology Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science
Enthusiastic Exploration • Wonderful Experience • Clear Narration • Informative Content • Contagious Passion
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In 23 years of being a native plant nerd, I couldn’t have said it better with another 27 years of trying.

Wonder, is ready to bloom.

Wonder, is ready to bloom.

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If this doesn’t get you worried, concerned, and fired about about plant conservation, nothing will.

Listen to his podcast of the same name!!

Thought provoking

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as as a fellow plant nerd , I did not need to be convinced of the importance, beauty, and complexity of Flora. however, it was a wonderful experience to hear stories of unique interactions between plants and pollinators. I still found myself amazed at how much more there is to learn and how fascinating the tiniest things are. the author's enthusiasm and passion for the natural world is simply contagious

educational roller coaster

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I heard about this book from the author’s podcast of the same name. Like the podcast, it opens up the world of botany and the role it plays in ecological preservation to lay people like myself, who has a keen but untrained interest in climate change and habitat loss. Most importantly, it’s entertaining and inspiring.

Enjoyable, accessible read for plant nerds

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a little lacking in technical detail and the science aspects I was thinking it would have more of. otherwise an excellent listen

overall easy to follow and enjoyable.

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I loved Matt's story, and it is very informative.


I rarely complain about narration, I can hear his inhale paragraph. It does get alittle annoying. I wish Matt had narrated this book. I love his podcast and voice.

Great book

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A great read from an author I had not known I had listened to before. A necessary read on plants. Has really helped me in helping me advance in my career goals of being an environmental scientist.

For nature lovers and everyone 🌿🍃🌵🌳🎍

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The book itself was fantastic, my only wish was that Matt had narrated it himself. The narrator wasn't bad per say but Matt brings an enthusiasm when he talks that just can't be replicated.

Fantastic book

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I listen to the ‘in defense of plants’ podcast and was eagerly waiting for this book. It did not disappoint me a bit. He covered so many interesting things about plants. It was so full of information that I plan to read it again in the near future. If you have any interest in plants, please do yourself a favor and read this book. If you aren’t interested in plants, read it anyway the book may change your mind.

I really loved this book

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I love plants, but I felt like I didn’t know enough about them. This book seemed like a good time to get down and understand them a bit better. I was not disappointed, the narrator speaks clearly the entire time and the vocabulary didn’t require a master’s degree to understand. I will be thinking about this book for a long time and will likely come back to it.

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