by Luís Mendonça de Carvalho · Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789898943880
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«As Plantas e os Portugueses» is the essay by Luis Mendonça de Carvalho, published by Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos in paperback (112 pages, in Portuguese).
This popular-science essay surveys Portugal's ethnobotanical heritage and explains how plants have permeated the country's symbolism, pilgrimages, crafts, legends, cuisine, literature, music and architecture. It also gathers information on native flora, monumental trees, parks and gardens, and nature protection, with curiosities such as the first settlers eating acorns and the Portuguese word for orange being linked to Portugal in some languages.
The title is part of the Fundação's Ensaios collection. The work was originally published in 2019.
Aimed at readers interested in botany, popular culture and the history of Portugal who seek a concise, accessible read.
