This beautifully illustrated book presents a comprehensive identification guide to more than 650 native and introduced floras. It is arranged in two sections covering first the trees and then the wild flowers of Britain.
An expert identification guide to more than 2,000 of the most prominent plants of North America is complemented by easy-reference watercolor illustrations of an extensive variety of trees, flowers, shrubs, herbs and grasses.
Flowering plants provide a welcome and colourful sight, whether long-loved shrubby perennials or bright and fleeting annuals. They are vital to our ecology and a clear indication of the health of the countryside.
* A richly illustrated guide to trees from around the world, with informative text combined with details of bark, branches, shoots, leaves, needles, buds, flowers, cones, nuts and fruit to help identify each species * Includes a comprehensive collection of well-known species such as beech, oak, larch, lime and hornbeam from the temperate world, and exotic fruit trees such as mango and breadfruit from the tropical regions, as well as colorful and unusual trees that are ecologically important worldwide * Fascinating information on the evolution of tree species and their natural distribution throughout the world * Over 1,400 watercolor artworks and maps, and 300 photographs add visually stunning detail to this comprehensive reference guide to the world of trees.
The ultimate reference guide and identifier to more than 700 of the most spetacular trees, with over 500 specially commissioned artworks and photographs.
The Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora presents nearly 4,800 seed illustrations, supplemented with detailed seed descriptions, brief plant descriptions, and information on the locality and the native source of plants. The Carpathian flora covered here occurs not only in the Carpathian Mountains, but also in large lowlands extending towards the south, north and east and involves introduced and invading flora of more than 7,500 species. This publication is unique on two counts. Its scope extends to an unprecedented number of different plant seeds from a wide-ranging region. Moreover, it presents descriptions in unusual detail.