British Wild Flowers: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species - Collins Complete Guide (Paperback)
Paul Sterry (author)Published: 07/04/2008
A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain to accompany the bestselling Complete British WIldlife.
With over 1,000 main entries covering wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers is a definitive photographic reference guide for flower enthusiasts.
Helpful information about habitats of wild flowers and useful tips to aid identification are included along with a botanical hotspots section detailing 100 rarer species. Comparison pages show different leaf shapes and flower clusters to enable quick and easy navigation to the right section of the book to make your identification. Detailed information on which places to visit in Britain particularly rich in flower species are also included, along with individual maps showing where each species can be found.
This is the essential photographic field guide of the best wild flowers Britain has to offer.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007236848
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 570 g
Dimensions: 210 x 135 x 19 mm
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'Packs in lots of well-chosen detail in compact form'British Wildlife Magazine 'An ideal first flower guide'Kew magazine
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“Good”
Another good guide from the author. The book is concise, beautifully illustrated and easy to use. These guides are a perfect size for a pocket or backpack.
“A very handy companion to have”
I bought the British Wild Flowers and the British Mushrooms and Toadstools as a twin pack, they are very handy books. Whilst I am not a botanist, I am a hiker and often take photos of some of the flowers and fungi... More
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