A large-format, highly illustrated guide to the life of plants, including the early ferns munched on by dinosaurs, carnivorous plants that snap and ‘attack’ their prey, powerful plants that can heal ailments, habitats ranging from the Amazon Rainforest to the Sahara Desert, and the animals to be found living on them or amongst them. This book also explores how humans use - and abuse - our precious plants, and how we absolutely depend on the survival of our planet’s network of botanical life.