Wild Flowers - Collins GEM

Synopsis

The only comprehensive, pocket-sized guide to wild flowers of Britain and Ireland. This completely new edition combines both photographs and artwork to give a really practical and attractive identification guide. Collins Gem Wild Flowers will enable anyone who is in the countryside, whether on a walk along the coast or in the mountains, or a ramble through woodland, fields or wetlands, to identify hundreds of flower species. Each wild flower entry includes: / Identifying illustrations and description of appearance and colour / Size, type of habitat, geographical range and flowering season / Herbal medicinal uses In addition, the introduction has sections on the parts of the flower, stem, leaf and fruit, and information on the common and scientific names of wild flowers.