Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: A Botanist at Large ix
4. 1. A Green World 1
5. 2. Small Green Beginnings 31
6. 3. Cellular Collaborations 75
7. 4. A Big Blue Marble 131
8. 5. Down by the Sea (-weeds) 143
9. 6. The Great Invasion 163
10. 7. The Pioneer Spirit 197
11. 8. Back to the Devonian 217
12. 9. Seeds to Success 265
13. 10. A Cretaceous Takeover 295
14. 11. All Flesh Is Grass 337
15. Postscript 363
16. Appendix 365
17. Notes 507
18. Glossary 523
19. References 533
20. Index 553