- Over 1,900 species of wild flowering plants - the largest number ever included in a single-volume field guide
- Features all flowering plants including trees, grasses and ferns
- Flowers are arranged by family, with key features highlighted for quick and accurate identification
- Highly detailed colour illustrations by leading botanical artists
Vice-counties of Britain and Ireland
Introduction - Choice of species - Geographical coverage - Plant names - Technical terms - Species accounts - Using the keys - Using a lens - Conservation - Recording - Collecting - Photography - How to get involved and find out more - Symbols and abbreviations
Bibliography
Horsetails
Clubmosses
Ferns
Conifers
Flowering plants - The flower - The inflorescence - The fruit - The British flora - The family key
Glossary
Index
'This book is a great achievement that will be hard to match... a beautiful and well-judged illustrated flora' - British Wildlife
Author: David Streeter, C Hart-Davies, A Hardcastle, F Cole, I Harper
Publication date: 2010
Edition: 1
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 135 x 195 mm
Pages: 704
Illustrations: Detailed colour illustrations
EAN: 9780007183890
Publisher: Collins
