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A Field Guide to the Plants of Costa Rica
Margaret Gargiullo, Barbara Magnuson and Larry Kimball At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and .... 512 pages, colour photos. hardcover | 2008 | £40.99 | approx. $63/€49 softcover | 2008 | £22.99 | approx. $35/€28
Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora
Scientific Names and their Etymology Arabic, English and French Names Moustapha Nehmé Contains the scientific names of all the plant species reported in Syria, with explanations of their entymologies, as well as the Arabic, English and French names of .... 452 pages, hardcover | 2008 | £37.99 | approx. $58/€46 Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman Helen Pickering and Annette Patzelt Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, the Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman will also be valued by those with more specialised botanical interests. The short introduction .... 281 pages, colour photos, 1 map. hardcover | 2008 | £38.99 | approx. $60/€47 |
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra: Volume 5, Part 1
Edited by TA Cope This is the second published volume in this series. It is devoted to the grasses and includes accounts of approximately 470 species arranged in 20 tribes, accompanied by .... 408 pages, line drawings, distribution maps. hardcover | 2008 | £195 | approx. $297/€232
Flora of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 3
Mimosaceae - Lentibulariaceae Peter Sell and Gina Murrell Planned in five volumes, this critical flora provides a definitive account of the native species, naturalised species, frequent garden escapes and casuals found in the British .... 624 pages, 2 maps. hardcover | NYP 02/2009 | £110 | approx. $168/€131 (reduced from £129.99)
Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe
Margot Spohn and Roland Spohn Buy any two of the books belonging to Black's Nature Guide series and get the third free! Order all three and NHBS will remove the price of the third when processing your .... 320 pages, photos and illus. softcover | 2008 | £9.99 | approx. $16/€12 |
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southern Africa
Christopher DK Cook In this comprehensive flora for the aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa, 482 species, subspecies or varieties are dealt with; they are given full descriptions, .... |
281 pages | B/w line illus | Backhuys |
Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar / Atlas de la Vegetation de Madagascar
Justin Moat and Paul Smith Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, and is recognized as one of the world's top ten hotspots for biodiversity. It is estimated that there are about 10,000 plant .... |
124 pages | maps, colour photos | Kew RBG |
Colin Paterson-Jones and John Manning The Cape Fold Mountains, which lie at the southern tip of Africa as ranges paralleling the western and southern Cape coastlines, together with the valleys between, and the .... |
184 pages | 400 photos, distribution maps | Briza |
Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago
Anthony G Miller and Miranda Morris User-friendly manual to the plants of this group of islands off the Horn of Africa. It provides comprehensive information on the traditional uses of all plants found and .... |
776 pages | 64 plates, 500 col photos, 2500 illus | Edinburgh RBG Hbk | 2004 |
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#147962 |
£89.00 approx. $136/€106
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Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of East Africa
Najma Dharani Field guide to the more common trees and shrubs, indigenous, naturalized and exotic, that are found in East Africa. In addition to full-colour photographs and illustrations .... |
320 pages | 1000 col photos | Struik |
John Manning and Colin Paterson-Jones The southwestern Cape is home to one of the world's richest floras. From an estimated 7 000 species of true fynbos, Field Guide to Fynbos covers over 1 000 species of .... |
508 pages | 1200 photos, distribution maps | Struik |
Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar
Henk Beentje and Salomao Bandeira Growing on seashores between the low and high tide marks, mangrove trees are adapted to an amazing range of difficult environmental factors. They have evolved to cope with .... |
91 pages | Illus, col photos, maps | Kew RBG |
Field Guide to the Palms of Madagascar
John Dransfield, Henk Beentje et al Madagascar's native palms are of enormous economic and biological importance. Most are endemic and are part of Madagascar's great natural heritage and many are becoming .... |
176 pages | colour photos, line drawings, distribution maps | Kew RBG |
Field Guide to the Rattans of Africa
Terry Sunderland Identification guide to all 22 species found in Africa, their ecology and distribution, and their sustainable management. This is the first identification aid for the rattan .... |
66 pages | colour photos | Kew RBG |
Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa
Piet van Wyk and Braam van Wyk Photographic field guide to the trees of southern Africa, covering more than 1000 species. .... |
536 pages | Col photos, distribution maps | Struik |
First Field Guide to Fynbos of Southern Africa
John Manning This first field guide gives an introduction to fynbos, the vegetation of the shrublands of south-western South Africa. The author explains the distribution, special .... |
56 pages | Col photos, dist maps | Struik |
Flora of Egypt, Volume 4: Monocotyledons (Alismataceae-Orchidaceae)
Loutfy Boulos This, the final volume in the series, covers 29 monocot families, 180 genera, 482 species and 29 infraspecific taxa. .... |
617 pages | 159 col photos, 404 line illus | Al Hadara Hbk | 2005 |
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#134699 |
£87.00 approx. $133/€104
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Afroalpine Vegetation of the Rwenzori Mountains Sebastian Schutyser The first sighting of the Rwenzori Mountain Range by non-Africans was made by Sir Henry Morton Stanley in 1876. Previous to his well-documented report, there were only rumours .... |
144 pages | 80 b/w photos | 5 Continents |
Flore Pratique du Maroc, Volume 2: Angiospermae (Leguminosae - Lentibulariaceae) Manuel de détermination des plantes vasculaires Edited by M Fennane, M Ibn Tattou, A Ouyahya and J El Oualidi
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636 pages | line drawings | Institute Scientifique Hbk | 2007 |
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#169121 |
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Margaret Steentoft This volume is an account of the flowering plant flora of West Africa south of the Sahara (Gambia-Nigeria inclusive) with the emphasis upon species of ecological or .... |
350 pages | 1 b/w photo, line diagrams | CUP |
Angiospermae (Ericaceae-Asteraceae) Edited by Mats Thulin Volume 3 - the final part to be published - completes the angiosperms, and includes an index to all of the genera described in the four volumes. With 404 line illustrations .... |
626 pages | Col plates, line illus | Kew RBG |
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78 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
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Edited by K Vollesen A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At .... |
288 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Dracaenaceae (2007)
G Mwachala and PK Mbugua
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44 pages | Illus | Kew RBG |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Dryopteridaceae (2007)
Edited by HJ Beentje and SA Ghazanfar
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54 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
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Edited by HJ Beentje and SA Ghazanfar Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop .... |
34 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Polygalaceae (2007)
Jorge Paiva
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64 pages | Illus, figs | Kew RBG |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Sterculiaceae (2007)
Edited by HJ Beentje and SA Ghazanfar
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136 pages | Figs | Kew RBG |
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SA Ghazanfar, Hepper. FN and D Philcox
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212 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
Flora Zambesiaca, Volume 3, Part 2: Caesalpinioideae
Edited by Jonathan Timberlake
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232 pages | Kew RBG |
Flora Zambesiaca, Volume 3, Part 3: Papilionoideae
Edited by RK Brummitt et al Covers the following subtribes: 1. Swartzieae .... |
258 pages | 36 line illus | Kew RBG |
How To Identify Trees in Southen Africa
Braam van Wyk and Piet van Wyk With about 1800 native species of trees in southern Africa, plus several hundred more that have been introduced, the challenge of identifying even a small portion of these is .... |
184 pages | 280 col photos | Struik |
Photoguide for the Forest Trees of Ghana A tree-spotter's field guide for identifying the largest trees William Hawthorne and Ntim Gyakari A field guide to the larger trees that occur in Ghanaian forests. It is based on photographs and drawings and is designed to minimise the need for reading complicated .... |
432 pages | colour photos, line drawings | OFI |
Photographic Guide to the Wildflowers of South Africa
J Manning This countrywide guide includes nearly 900 of the most common and conspicuous wildflowers that occur in South Africa and the neighbouring countries of Lesotho, .... |
352 pages | Maps, 900 col photos | Briza |
A flora of the Simen Mountains and surroundings, northern Ethiopia Christian Puff and Sileshi Nemomissa The book covers 101 families (gymnosperms: 1; dicots: 79; monocots: 21), close to 300 genera and 545 species recorded from the Simen and surroundings. Brief descriptions are .... |
258 pages | colour photos | National BG |
Paul Latham and Augustin Konda ku Mbuta This book is designed to encourage the planting and conservation of useful plants. It is translated from the original English edition. .... |
344 pages | Colour photos | Mystole |
Plants Visited by Bees and Other Useful Plants of Umalila, Southern Tanzania
Paul Latham This book provides information on 188 plants in Umalila in Mbeya district. A forage chart indicates the months when bees collect pollen and/or nectar. The plants are listed .... |
216 pages | Col photos | Mystole |
Colin Paterson-Jones Protea is a spectacular introduction to the fascinating protea family in southern Africa. The title covers all of the protea groups, their origins, distribution, and the .... |
128 pages | Col photos | Struik |
The Southern African Plectranthus And the Art of Turning Shade to Glade Ernst van Jaarsveld and Vicki Thomas This comprehensive book on these beautiful plants, commonly known as spurflowers, is the result of information gathered over the past 30 years by botanical author Ernst van .... |
176 pages | 60 plates and 105 colour photos | Fernwood |
A Traveller's Guide to the Wildflowers and Common Trees of East Africa
David J Allen A well illustrated pocket sized guide to flora and trees most likely to be met whilst on safari. It includes notes on identification, distribution, plant use, as well as .... |
248 pages | 116 colour photos | Camerapix |
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MA Zahran and AJ Willis The position of Egypt - at the cross-roads between the Middle East and Africa - has attracted the attention of naturalists and explorers for many centuries. Yet while there .... |
440 pages | 18 line drawings, 49 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2008 |
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#177727 |
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Wild Flowers of the Central Namib
Antje Burke Some 50 sketches and over 130 colour photographs illustrate the most commonly seen plants in the area around Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and the central Namib plains and .... |
112 pages | 130 col photos, 50 illus | Scientific Society |
Wild Flowers of the Northern Namib
Antje Burke Strictly speaking, the northern Namib extends way into Angola. However, due to the long years of political unrest, hardly any plant collections have been undertaken in that .... |
112 pages | Photos, illus | Scientific Society |
Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park - Standard Edition
Terry Trinder-Smith, Mary Maytham Kidd and Fay Anderson This field guide for the identification of one third of the indigenous wild flowers growing in the world-renowned Table Mountain National Park, South Africa, showcases some .... |
314 pages | Col photos, maps, col illus | Botanical SSA |
Woody Plants of Western African Forests A guide to the forest trees, shrubs and lianes from Senegal to Ghana William D Hawthorne and Carel CH Jongkind This is a guide to the identification of all the woody plants (c. 2250 species in 740 genera) of the forest region of West Africa called `Upper Guinea', between Togo and .... |
1023 pages | 2600 line drawings on 420 plates, 2600 colour photographs | Kew RBG |
Their Vernacular Names and Uses Dennis G Fowler An essential reference for any botanist working in Zambia, this comprehensive list of vernacular plant names is not only cross-referenced to the most up to date scientific .... |
298 pages | - | Kew RBG |
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Alpine and Subalpine Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains Neil L Jennings Alpine Beauty explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs commonly found in the subalpine and alpine environments in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada. Due to harsh .... |
224 pages | 200 colour photos | Heritage House |
A Field Guide A Michael Powell, James F Weedin and Shirley A Powell One hundred thirty-two species, subspecies, and varieties of cacti may be found in Texas. About one hundred of them occur in the states Trans-Pecos region, one of the most .... |
383 pages | 314 col photos, 124 maps | Texas Tech UP |
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia
Linda G Chafin Abundantly illustrated with more than 400 colour photographs and 200 detailed drawings, this comprehensive guide to the state's rare and endangered plants provides photographs .... |
526 pages | Col photos, illus, maps | Georgia UP |
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d Neighboring Canada Ralph W Tiner A revised and expanded edition of an authoritative guide to coastal wetland plants of the Northeast. First published in 1987, Ralph W. Tiner's "A Field Guide to Coastal .... |
416 pages | 570 illustrations, 11 maps | Massachusetts UP |
A Manual of the Vascular Flora of New England and Adjacent New York Dennis W Magee and Harry E Ahles Designed as both a reference work and a year-round field manual, this volume contains more than 2,400 range maps and 995 line drawings, designed to clarify descriptions used .... |
1264 pages | line illus, distrib maps | Massachusetts UP |
Asterales, part 3 (Aster order) Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee
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616 pages | 175 line illus, 900 maps | OUP |
Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 24 Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, Part 1 Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee Volume 24 of Flora North America is one of two volumes on grasses to be published in this series (Volume 25, though it follows sequentially, was published in 2003). .... |
911 pages | line drawings | OUP |
Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 27: Bryophytes, Part 1 Mosses, Part 1 Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee Flora of North America Volume 27 is the first volume of three on the bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts). Thirty-five authors treat the first half of the mosses, .... |
713 pages | 757 line illus, 621 species-distribution maps, tabs, figs | OUP |
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Salicales, Capparales Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee Flora of North America Volume 7 is the seventh volume of nineteen on dicotyledons to be published in the Flora of North America series. It treats more than 910 species .... |
600 pages | 1000 line illus., 910 species-distribution maps | OUP Hbk | NYP 01/2009 |
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Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs With References to World Botany Oscar F Clarke, Danielle Svehla, Greg Ballmer and Arlee Montalvo The Santa Ana River is the largest watercourse in the heavily populated coastal plain of southern California and is home to over 800 plant species. Despite damaging .... |
495 pages | 2000 illus | Heyday Books |
Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants
CR Bell and BJ Taylor Reprinted from the original 1982 version (published by Laurel Hill). .... |
308 pages | 550 col illus, 512 drawings, 503 maps | North Carolina UP |
A Field Guide Henry A Gleason, Richard K Rabeler and Vivienne N Armentrout Gleason's Plants of Michigan is a major revision and expansion of "The Plants of Michigan" by Henry A. Gleason - the 1918 classic field guide to the flowering plants and .... |
400 pages | line drawings | Michigan UP |
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Paul Martin Brown Native orchids are increasingly threatened by pressure from population growth and development but, nonetheless, still present a welcome surprise to observant hikers in .... |
39 colour photos, 3 drawings | Iowa UP Waterproof | 2008 |
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#177246 |
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A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region
Margaret B Gargiullo Presents a detailed look at the full scope of flora that is native to this region and available for propagation. Geared specifically for landscape architects, designers, land .... |
306 pages | line drawings | Rivergate |
An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America Michael D Williams Identify trees in any season, not just when they are in full leaf. This field-tested guide features color photos showing bark; branching patterns; fruits, flowers, or nuts; .... |
406 pages | colour photos | Stackpole |
Martin Walters and Mick Lavelle 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 .... |
256 pages | Over 1750 colour photos, illus, maps | Lorenz Books |
350 Plants Observed at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland Melanie Choukas-Bradley This volume is an exquisitely illustrated guide to 350 eastern woodland wildflowers and trees found on site at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland. The text describes each plant's .... |
480 pages | 413 illus | Virginia UP |
Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park Roy Morey Plant life in Big Bend National Park is incredibly diverse. The wide range of habitats within the parkdesert, foothills, mountains and moist woodlands, river canyons and .... |
336 pages | 301 col photos, 1 maps | Texas Tech UP |
Mosses, Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America A Photographic Field Guide R Bovey, J Marsh and D Vitt The classic guide to the bryophytes of the West (originally published in 1988) is back in print. This book brings the small yet beautiful world of mosses, liverworts, lichens, .... |
296 pages | 391 col photos, 366 maps. | Lone Pine |
Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies Revealing their Natural History Carolyn F Dodson and William W Dunmire More than a field guide, Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies offers cultural and botanical essays that present useful and fascinating facts about .... |
192 pages | colour photos, drawings | New Mexico UP |
Pitcher Plants of the Americas
Stewart McPherson Pitcher plants are the largest and most beautiful of the world's carnivorous plants and are viewed with fascination as objects of natural history and natural beauty. Pitcher .... |
320 pages | Colour photos, figs | McDonald & Woodward |
Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Ferns, Aquatic Plants & Grasses France Royer and Richard Dickinson Comprehensive treatment of over 1500 plants native to Alberta, Canada. Includes keys, habitat notes, distribution maps, similar species descriptions, native and historical .... |
528 pages | 520 colour photos, 52 line drawings, 704 maps | Lone Pine |
An Illustrated Manual Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A Block The second edition of "The Plants of Pennsylvania" identifies the nearly 3,400 species of trees, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, aquatic plants, and weeds native or .... |
1061 pages | 2645 line illus, 4 maps | Pennsylvania UP |
Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum Including Horsetails, Ferns, Rushes, Sedges, Grasses, Shrubs, Vines, Weeds, and Wildflowers Theodore S Cochrane, Kandis Elliot and Claudia S Lipke A pioneer and leader in the preservation and restoration of native Midwest prairies since the 1930s, the University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum has a stellar .... |
364 pages | Wisconsin UP |
Jackie M Poole, William R Carr, Dana M Price and Jason R Singhurst Since 1987, when Texas Parks and Wildlife Department botanists published their first in-house summary of Texas' threatened plants, more than 225 species have been identified .... |
640 pages | 247 col photos, illus, maps | Texas A&M UP |
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Thomas G/White, Deborah/Evans, Marc Barnes "Rare Wildflowers of Kentucky" provides an introduction to Kentucky's signature rare plants with 220 full-colour photographs by naturalist and award-winning photographer .... |
216 pages | Kentucky UP |
Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, Volume 2 Dicots, Acantheae through Fabaceae, first part George Yatskievych Steyermark's Flora of Missouri is an account of Missouri's vascular flora, including the pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and flowering plants growing spontaneously in the state. .... |
1180 pages | 193 full page plates of black and white drawings | Missouri BG |
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Version 2.0 John T Kartesz and Christopher A Meacham The most authoritative, complete reference to the vascular plants of North America ever produced, containing a checklist with synonymy of all 28,000 species, subspecies and .... |
CD-ROM with 6 page booklet, 35,000 line illus, b/w & col photos | John Kartesz |
Terrestrial Vegetation of California
Edited by Michael G Barbour, Todd Keeler-Wolf and Allan A Schoenherr This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California's diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most .... |
712 pages | 53 b/w photographs, 60 line illustrations, 32 maps, 139 tables | California UP |
A Tour of the Flowering Plants Based on the Classification System of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Priscilla Spears With over 800 color photos showcasing a representative spectrum of the flowering plants of the United States and Canada, A Tour of the Flowering Plants provides an overview of .... |
308 pages | 800 colour photos | Missouri BG |
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Paul M Brown Native orchids are increasingly threatened by pressure from population growth and development but, nonetheless, still present a welcome surprise to observant hikers in .... |
48 colour photos, 3 drawings | Iowa UP |
Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico A Guide to Identification James H Everitt, Robert I Lonard and Christopher R Little The book covers 189 species of broad-leaved herbaceous species, grasslike plants, and grasses, encompassing 144 genera and 45 families. These include one species of fern, 142 .... |
222 pages | 188 col photos | Texas Tech UP |
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William K Chapman, Valerie A Chapman, Alan E Bessette and Arleen Bessette This field guide will give nature enthusiasts instant access to the diverse and beautiful flora of these New England states. Combining 400 color photographs with .... |
200 pages | 400 illustrations, glossaries, indexes | Syracuse UP |
Robert L Henn Over the past decade, "Wildflowers of Ohio" has become the standard for field identification in Ohio, used by both college biology students and wildflower enthusiasts .... |
215 pages | 287 col photos, 3 figs | Indiana UP |
Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains
George W Scotter and Halle Flygare The Rocky Mountains are natural botanical gardens of enormous diversity and interest. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains is a user-friendly field guide that features .... |
256 pages | col photos | Whitecap Books |
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A Field Guide Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick, Benny J Simpson and David K Northington Stretching from western Texas and eastern New Mexico up through Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, and into Canada, the vast western .... |
264 pages | 247 full-color images; 2 B&W images; 15 line drawings; 1 full-color map | Nebraska UP |
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A Field Botany Course on CD B Kirchoff This computer-based visual training program is designed to help users become experts in plant identification. .... |
Missouri BG |
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Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics (for consuming in natura) Harry Lorenzi, Luis Bacher, Marco Lacerda and Sergio Sartori This book is about the "fruits" or the fruits and pseudofruits cultivated or native to Brazil, which are consumed in natura by man, whole or in parts (skin, pulp or seeds), .... |
672 pages | 1214 colour photos | Instituto Plantarum EF |
Trees, Shrubs and Climbers of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique: a picture gallery with notes on identification, historical and other trivia William D Hawthorne, Dean Jules and Guido Marcelle The first comprehensive identification guide dedicated to the plants of this island group (the political entity is named after the principal island, Grenada), aimed to fill .... |
330 pages | Col photos | OFI |
Costa Rica Field Guide: Birds of the Cloud Forest and Highlands
Mark Wainwright Laminated field guide with illustrations of over 100 birds most commonly found in mountainous regions of Costa Rica. Each species is identified by their English, Spanish .... |
2 pages | A4 laminated guide, col illus | HML Enterprises |
Enrique Leal C Laminated fold out pocket guide with illustrations of tropical fruits found in the forest and at the fruit stand. .... |
13 pages | 13 page concertina style, col illus laminated guide | HML Enterprises |
Margaret Gargiullo, Barbara Magnuson and Larry Kimball At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and .... |
512 pages | colour photos | OUP |
Flores de Alta Montaña de los Andes Patagonicos / High Mountain Flowers of the Patagonian Andes
Marcela Ferreyra, Cecilia Ezcurra and Sonia Clayton Field guide to the high mountain plants of the Patagonian Andes of southern Chile and Argentina. It includes descriptions and colour photographs of 170 species, with .... |
239 pages | 200 col photos | LOLA |
Angela Leiva A clear, concise and attractive guide to Cuba's most popular flowers, both native and cultivated, and an essential pocket companion to the exploration of Cuban gardens, parks .... |
112 pages | Col photos, 1 map | Macmillan Caribbean |
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Flora of Ecuador, Volume 82: Meilaceae
Edited by G Harling and C Persson
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90 pages | Line illus | Botanical Institute, Goteborg |
Flora of Ecuador, Volume 80: Sapotaceae
TD Pennington
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195 pages | line drawings | Botanical Institute, Goteborg |
Flora of Ecuador, Volume 81: Combretaceae
CA Stace
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63 pages | line drawings | Botanical Institute, Goteborg |
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G Harling and C Persson
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350 pages | B/w illus | Botanical Institute, Goteborg |
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Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 23: Acanthaceae and Mendonciaceae
Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs
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188 pages | 39 figures, folding map | Kew RBG |
Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 24: 7. Hernandiaceae, 8. Chloranthaceae, 9. Piperaceae
Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs
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214 pages | line drawings, fold out map | Kew RBG |
Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 25: 105a. Eremolepidaceae, 105b. Loranthaceae, 106. Visaceae
Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs
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149 pages | line drawings, fold-out map | Kew RBG |
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136 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG |
Flora Neotropica, Volume 99: Piptocarpha (Compositae: Vernonieae) Gerald L Smith and Nancy C Coile Piptocarpha (Compositae: Vernonieae) treats 46 species within two subgenera, four sections, and seven series. This treatment includes full synonymy, typification, species .... |
94 pages | NYBG Press |
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Flora Neotropica, Volume 100: Proteaceae
Ghillean T Prance, V Plana, KS Edwards and RT Pennington A taxonomic monograph that covers the American genera of this unique family, and presents a systematic treatment of 8 genera, 84 native species, and two introduced .... |
218 pages | line drawings, maps | NYBG Press |
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Flora Neotropica, Volume 101: Fissidentaceae
Ronald A Pursell The Fissidentaceae are acrocarpous mosses. The family, consisting of only the genus, Fissidens, is represented in the neotropics by 93 species, of which 62% are endemic. .... |
279 pages | Figures, illus, maps | NYBG Press |
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Denise Pinheiro da Costa The author describes Metzgeria and its 57 species, and proposes 15 new synonyms. The volume includes illustrations and distribution maps. Metzgeria is the only genus of .... |
170 pages | 80 figures, maps | NYBG Press |
Florula de la Reserva Ecologica Inkaterra
Luis Valenzuela, Gloria H Calatayud, Jim V Farfan et al In the late 1980s, Dr. Alwyn H. Gentry and Dr. Enrique Forero conceptualized the idea of local floristic inventories that would culminate in the publication of descriptive .... |
448 pages | Col photos | Missouri BG |
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Flora de Veracruz Fasc. 142: Sphenocleaceae
Bruno Senterre and Gonzalo Castillo-Campos
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11 pages | map, line drawing | Instituto de Ecologia |
Gesneriads of Costa Rica / Gesneriaceas de Costa Rica
Ricardo Kriebel Haehner This guide includes 25 genera and 99 native species (plus one that could become naturalized) of Gesneriaceae from Costa Rica, one of the most showy flowering plant .... |
368 pages | colour photos | INBio |
Guía de Arboles y Arbustos del Chaco Húmedo
Maria del Carmen Peña-Chocarro, Juana Egea Juvinel et al A handsome photographic guide to some of the more distinctive trees and shrubs of the Humid Chaco, an area of the country that is frequently ignored by field workers. Species .... |
291 pages | colour photos | GUYRA Paraguay |
Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica: Volume VI Dicotiledoneas (Haloragaceae - Phytolaccaceae) Edited by Barry E Hammel, Michael H Grayum, C Herrera and N Zamora Melastomataceae, with 303 species of mostly understory trees, is by far the largest family in this volume. Together with the two next largest families, Lauraceae (146 .... |
933 pages | colour plates, line drawings | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 |
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Plantas de la Amazonia Peruana: Clave para Identificar las Familias de Gymnospermae y Angiospermae
Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez and Rocio Rojas Gonzales This book advances our botanical understanding of the unique assemblage of plants found in the Peruvian Amazonia. Taxonomic keys first identify similar families as groups. .... |
258 pages | Line illus, colour photos, tabs | Missouri BG |
Plants of the Falkland Islands
Ali Liddle This is a simple identification guide to the most common and attractive plants of the Falkland Islands. It describes 56 different plants, selected because they are .... |
96 pages | colour photos, map, tabs | Falklands Conservation |
Plantes, Milieux et Paysages des Antilles Françaises Ecologie, biologie, identification, protection et usages Claude Sastre and Anne Breuil Covers four areas: geography and ecology, species in their habitats, descriptions of species and walking itineraries. .... |
666 pages | Col photos | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope |
Edited by AC Araujo, E Cesar and D Simpson Between 2002 and 2004, 1392 Cyperaceae specimens were examined and the information repatriated. This checklist records 191 species in 24 genera, with entries listed .... |
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DJ Nicholas Hind and Elaine B Miranda A checklist of 486 species, in 143 genera, with entries listed alphabetically and sorted by state, collector and number. The list brings together the results of an examination .... |
104 pages | 1 map, 1 tab, 2 graphs | Kew RBG |
Edgley A Cesar, FS Juchum and GP Lewis Many legume specimens from Bahia are deposited at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a large proportion having been added to the collections as a direct result of the .... |
209 pages | Figs | Kew RBG |
Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile Distribution, Conservation and Propagation Martin F Gardner et al Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile is the result of a three year intensive study by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the University of Valdivia of .... |
188 pages | Col photos, illus | Edinburgh RBG |
A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora Willow Zuchowski Ranging from miniature epiphytic orchids to towering trees, and from mangrove forests lining coastal waterways to high-elevation cloud forests, Costa Rica's rich and varied .... |
532 pages | 540 colour photos, 114 halftones, 56 line drawings | Cornell UP |
Tundra to Tropics: The Floristic Plant Geography of North America
Steven P McLaughlin Floristic elements and floristic areas for North America were circumscribed using principle components analysis (PCA) of a sample of 245 local floras from Canada, the .... |
58 pages | maps | Texas Botanical RI |
Sean Carrington First published over ten years ago, this fully revised and updated edition now includes several plant species previously unrecorded for Barbados. This book aims to enable the .... |
242 pages | Col photos | Macmillan Caribbean |
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Bulbous Plants of Turkey and Iran A photographic guide Peter Sheasby Photo identification guide to over 600 species of bulbous, cormous, tuberous and rhizomatous species found in Turkey, the adjacent Greek Islands and Iran. The .... |
280 pages | colour photos | AGS |
A Catalogue of Type Specimens (Cormophyta) in the Herbaria of China The Supplement II Edited by Jin Shuying This new supplement includes 19 species in 10 families of bryophytes, 195 species in 15 families of ferns, 25 species in 2 families of gymnosperms, and 1250 species in .... |
204 pages | - | Science Press |
The Comprehensive Guide to the Wild Flowers of the United Arab Emirates
Marijcke Jongbloed Describes 550 wild plants in full detail with another 205 species recorded briefly. The scientific index serves as a checklist of 775 local species in 81 families. .... |
576 pages | 1500 colour photos, distrib maps | Marycke Jongbloed |
AI Pyak et al The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), under its 'Living Planet Campaign', has identified 200 of the Earth's most biologically outstanding habitats. One of these is the Altai-Sayan .... |
368 pages | colour photos, tabs, figs, maps | Wild Guides |
Axel D Poulsen Borneo is one of the most exciting places to study the richness of plant life on Earth and home to more than 300 ginger species. Etlingera is among the most diverse and .... |
263 pages | Col illus, line illus | Natural History Publications |
Scientific Names and their Etymology Arabic, English and French Names Moustapha Nehmé Contains the scientific names of all the plant species reported in Syria, with explanations of their entymologies, as well as the Arabic, English and French names of .... |
452 pages | Librairie du Liban |
Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
S Gardner, P Sidisunthorn, Anusarnsunthorn and V Covers 430 species with identification keys for all major families and genera. .... |
540 pages | 1600 col photos, 330 illus | Asia Books |
Field Guide to the Palms of New Guinea
William J Baker and John Dransfield New Guinea is one of the world's greatest palm diversity hotspots. With around 270 species, the island is home to some of the most beautiful and varied palms, many of .... |
108 pages | colour photos | Kew RBG |
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Helen Pickering and Annette Patzelt Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, the Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman will also be valued by those with more specialised botanical interests. The short introduction .... |
281 pages | colour photos, 1 map | Kew RBG |
Edited by TA Cope This is the second published volume in this series. It is devoted to the grasses and includes accounts of approximately 470 species arranged in 20 tribes, accompanied by .... |
408 pages | line drawings, distribution maps | Edinburgh UP Hbk | 2008 |
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Flora of China, Volume 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae
Flora of China Editorial Committee Among the 33 plant families described in this volume are Clusiaceae, the mangosteen and St. John's-wort family, harvested for its wood, resin, fruits, seeds, and horticultural .... |
548 pages | - | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 |
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Flora of China, Volume 12: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae
Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven and Hong Deyuan Eighteen plant families are described in this volume. Among these, Hippocastanaceae comprises the horse chestnuts and buckeyes; Sapindaceae, the soapberry family, includes .... |
534 pages | - | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 |
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven and Hong Deyuan
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622 pages | - | Missouri BG Hbk | 2008 |
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Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 14: Apiaceae-Ericaceae
Edited by Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven and Hong Deyuan Companion of the text volume published in 2005, contains plants from the Apiaceae, Cornaceae, Aucubaceae, Helwingiaceae, Mastixiaceae, Toricelliaceae, Diapensiaceae, .... |
725 pages | line drawings | Missouri BG Hbk | 2006 |
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Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 22 Poaceae Edited by Flora of China Editorial Commitee Both volumes are devoted to just one plant family, the grasses (Poaceae or Gramineae), and no group of plants is of greater economic importance. The Poaceae range from the .... |
937 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 |
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Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean
Ori Fragman, Ran Levy-Yamamori and Pambos Christodoulou Covering 530 species, this book provides the first comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the eastern Mediterranean region. Detailed species accounts, accompanied by .... |
458 pages | 600 col photos | Gantner |
Edited by Hong Kong Herbarium and South China Botanical Garden The first volume in the definite Flora of Hong Kong treats 10 families of Gymnosperms and 75 families of Magnoliidae (Dicotyledons). Each species is described in detail with .... |
329 pages | line drawings, colour photos, identification keys, maps | AFCD |
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Edited by Hong Kong Herbarium and South China Botanical Garden The Flora of Hong Kong (Volume 2) treats the next 56 families (from Connaraceae to Apiaceae) of native, naturalized and cultivated species occuring in Hong Kong. A review .... |
400 pages | colour photos, line drawings | AFCD |
Flora of the Loess Plateau in Central China A Field Guide Edited by Cun-Gen Chen, Anton Fischer, Walter Hermann and Ping-Hou Yang The Loess Plateau of Central China is a breathtaking landscape with a long cultural history, and with a very rich and spectacular flora. The Flora Loessplateau .... |
336 pages | 10 colour plates | IHW Verlag |
Flora Malesiana, Series 1: Volume 17, Part 1: Moraceae - Genera other than Ficus
CC Berg, EJH Corner and FM Jarrett
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154 pages | line drawings | National Herbarium, Neth |
Flora Malesiana, Series 1: Volume 18: Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae) DJ Middleton The family Apocynaceae has recently been much expanded to include the Asclepiadaceae. The Apocynaceae in the traditional sense now comprises two of the five subfamilies: .... |
474 pages | 113 figures, 11 dist maps, 1 pollen plate | National Herbarium, Neth |
Flora of Siberia, Volume 12: Solanaceae - Lobeliaceae
Edited by AV Polozhij and GA Peschkova This volume publishes for the first time specific data for Siberia on taxonomy, chorology, ecological affinity of the species of 13 families of dicotyledonous plants: .... |
221 pages | Illus, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield |
Flora of Siberia, Volume 13: Asteraceae (Compositae)
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499 pages | Col photos, plates, illus | Science Publishers/Enfield |
Edited by LI Malyshev et al This represents the concluding volume of the comprehensive compilation on the taxonomy and chronology of the vascular plants of Siberia (Vols.1-13). The present volume covers .... |
210 pages | - | Science Publishers/Enfield |
Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, Volume 2: Crassulaceae - Apiaceae
SA Ghazanfar The second volume of the Flora of Oman treats 277 taxa in 33 families of flowering plants. In the treatment of each family, keys are provided to genera as well as to all .... |
220 pages | distribution maps; colour photos on CD | National BG |
Flora of Thailand, Volume 8 Part 2: Euphorbiaceae (Genera G-Z)
Peter C van Welzen and Kongkanda Chayamarit The second and final part of the Euphorbiaceae of Thailand contains some of the larger genera: Mallotus, Phyllanthus, Sauropus, Glochidion and Macaranda. .... |
300 pages | 16 colour plates, line drawings | Forest Herbarium |
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Cannaceae, Caricaceae, Carlemanniaceae, Costaceae, Cunoniaceae, Heliconiaceae, Iridaceae, Lomandraceae, Marantaceae, Orobanchaceae, Plagiopteraceae, Plantaginaceae, Sabiaceae, Strelitziaceae, Typhaceae
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188 pages | 8 colour plates | Forest Herbarium |
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136 pages | 12 coloured plates | Forest Herbarium |
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Peter Davis This monumental series presents the richness and diversity of Turkish flora in nine volumes (1966-85), plus two supplements (1988;2001). It is a major contribution to the .... |
7724 pages | Edinburgh UP Hbk | 2008 |
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Including Armenia, Eastern Turkey, Southern Georgia, Azerbaidjan and Northern Iran Eleonora Gabrielian and Ori Fragman-Sapir 623 different plant species are described. Most of them are typical to the Transcaucasus region, while some are rare or unique. All of the species are decribed and photographed. .... |
416 pages | 650 photos | Gantner |
Flora Yunnanica, Volume 16: Spermatophyta
Edited by Institutum Botanicum Kunmingense Academiae Sinicae
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876 pages | line drwgs | Science Press Hbk | 2006 |
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The Genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Philippine Archipelago
SH Sohmer and AP Davis The genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) is probably the world's largest predominately woody genus with perhaps around 2000 species. It has a pantropical distribution and is often a .... |
247 pages | b&w photos, line drawings | Texas Botanical RI |
A Guide to the Alpine and Sub-Alpine Flora of Mt Jaya
R Johns, T Utteridge, H Hopkins and P Edwards Based on five expeditions to the area by Kew and its Indonesian collaborators, and incorporating records from previous expeditions, A Guide to the Subalpine and Alpine .... |
687 pages | 24 pages of colour plates | Kew RBG Hbk | 2006 |
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Guide to Endemic Palms and Screw Pines of the Seychelles Granitic Islands
Denis Matatiken and Didier Dogley This photographic guide covers the six endimic palms and four screw pines to be found on the granitic islands of the Seychelles. Introduced plants and screw pines which grow on .... |
45 pages | colour photos | PCA |
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This book introduces 63 families of PTERIDOPHYTA. .... |
825 pages | 157 colour photos | Science Press |
Toshio Yoshida Illustrated guide to the plants of the Himalayas. Contains detailed descriptions in Japanese, and species names in Latin, maps, a bibliography, and an index of Latin names. .... |
800 pages | colour photos | Yama-Kei Publishers Hbk | 2005 |
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Mabel WL Chu Introduces more than 50 species of Hong Kongs' commonly seen poisonous plants in parks and in the wilderness. Half of them are horticultural species and the other half are .... |
80 pages | Col photos | Hong Kong Discovery |
2600 Wild FLowers Georges Tohmé and Henriette Tohmé This photographic identification guide describes 2597 plants. Species descriptions include Arabic name, habitat type, description, status. .... |
610 pages | colour photos | Librairie du Liban |
CGGJ Van Steenis The mountain flora of Java constitutes a unique natural heritage of Indonesia and indeed of the whole world. This is a re-issue of the 1972 edition, with paintings of 456 .... |
240 pages | 57 plates, b&w photos | EJ Brill Hbk | 2006 |
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The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies
BH Danser First published in 1928 in the Bulletin de Jardin de Botanique, Buitenzorg, this vital work has been inaccessible to many enthusiasts of the genus due to the rarity of the .... |
206 pages | - | Natural History Publications |
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2 volumes in slipcase Yong No Lee Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this floristic bible covers all the gymnosperms and angiosperms inhabiting Korea. Written in Chinese it also .... |
1237 pages | 3102 col photos | Kyo Hak Sa Hbk | 2007 |
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Wang Xiaoping et al In this book 461 species of vascular plants in 321 genera, 99 families, which mostly naturally distributed in Beijing are recorded in both description and photograph. Each .... |
494 pages | Col photos | Science Press Pbk | 2008 |
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VI Grubov This volume of the illustrated lists of flowering plants of Central Asia (within the People's Republics of China and Mongolia) treats leadwort (Plumbaginaceae), olive .... |
149 pages | 4 plates, 5 maps | Science Publishers/Enfield |
Plants of Central Asia, Volume 14A: Compositae (Anthemideae)
NS Filatova This volume of the illustrated lists of plants of Central Asia (within the People's Republics of China and Mongolia) treats the tribe Anthemideae of the largest family of .... |
176 pages | 6 plates, 8 maps | Science Publishers/Enfield |
Edited by Li Zhen-yu and Shi Lei This colour book includes 3703 species in 1271 genera, 280 families of higher plants of Mount Emei, which located in Sichuan province, southwest of China. .... |
492 pages | 454 col photos | Beijing Science & Tech Hbk | 2007 |
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A Pocket Guide: Gingers of Sarawak
Axel Dalberg Poulsen Sarawak is one of the most exciting place to study the richness of plant life and home to more than 150 gingers, the majority of which are found only in Borneo. Several .... |
102 pages | Col photos | Natural History Publications |
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SH Abid Askari In Poisonous Plants of Pakistan, the author has collected, in one volume, information about the poisonous plants that can be found in Pakistan, which previously could only be .... |
400 pages | 175 illustrations, 1 colour map | OUP Hbk | NYP 12/2008 |
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Rafflesia: Magnificent Flower of Sabah
MS Kamaruddin Reprint of the 1991 edition. Rafflesia expert Professor Dr Kamarudin Mat Salleh's close connections to Sabah stem .... |
48 pages | Col photos | Natural History Publications |
A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Volume 15 Part A Ferns and Fern-Allies Edited by MD Dassanayake and Monika Shaffer-Fehre This volume of the revised flora of Ceylon is published by Science Publishers. .... |
310 pages | - | Science Publishers/Enfield |
A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Volume 15 Part B Ferns and Fern-Allies Edited by Monika Shaffer-Fehre Although ferns were not included in Trimen's original five-volume `A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon', they form a significant part of the vascular flora of the island. A .... |
330 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield |
The Rhododendrons of Sabah: Malaysian Borneo
Edited by G Argent, A Lamb and A Phillipps This book is the product of many years of fieldwork by the authors. It can be used at three levels. Firstly, it is a comprehensive account of Sabah rhododendrons which can be .... |
280 pages | Col photos, illus | Natural History Publications |
The Wild Flowers of Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim
D Maity and GG Maiti Presents 260 wild flowers found in the areas of Sikkim, as well as in the Himalayas including Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. Each species is depicted with one colour photo. The .... |
174 pages | Col plates | Naya Udyog |
Wildflowers of Northern Mongolia
Jamsran Oyumaa and Claudia Rector Excellent guide to the amazing wildflowers of Mongolia. .... |
46 pages | Colour photos | C & C Alaska |
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Edited by Xing Fu-Wu, Zeng Qing-Wen and Xie Zuo-Zhang This book introduces 1810 species of wild plants (mainly Tracheophyte) in Guangzhou. The 1810 species are in 220 families, 855 genera. .... |
377 pages | 1762 col photos | Guizhou Hbk | 2007 |
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198 pages | Academy Publishing |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 215: Liliaceae
SI Ali A family consisting of 11 genera and about 550 species, distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, this volume of Flora of Pakistan covers the 7 genera and 47 species .... |
108 pages | line drawings, colour plates | Missouri BG |
The Genera of Vascular Plants of Korea
Edited by Chong-Wook Park This book is essentially an introduction to 'Flora of Korea', which will be a series of eight volumes, published in 10 parts over the next years. The aim of this volume is to .... |
1482 pages | - | Academy Publishing Hbk | 2007 |
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Rene De Milleville Comprehensive guide to Nepal's national flower, with chapters on its characteristics, preferred climate, the different types and their names found in Nepal, mean altitude per .... |
144 pages | Col photos, figs, tabs, maps | Himal Books |
Vascular Flora of Ko Hong Hill, Songkla Province, Thailand
JF Maxwell This flora, the first complete flora of vascular plants to be published for any region of Thailand, contains 637 species with extensive descriptions. Includes a key to 130 .... |
472 pages | Line illus | BIOTEC |
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A Monograph of the Myoporaceae RJ Chinnock This book is the result of thirty years research by Dr R.J.(Bob) Chinnock, the world authority in the family Myoporaceae, in which he has produced a new classification of .... |
672 pages | 335 colour plates, 300 maps, 325 line drawings | Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd |
Eucalypts of the Sydney Region A Bushwalker's Guide Gary Leonard Eucalypts of the Sydney Region describes 77 eucalypt species that are commonly found in the Sydney Basin, between Newcastle in the north and the Shoalhaven and .... |
80 pages | illus | UNSWP |
Flora of Australia, Volume 2: Winteraceae to Platanaceae
Edited by Annette JG Wilson This volume contains accounts of 24 families, including some of the more primitive kinds of flowering plants. Many of the species described are from the rainforests of eastern .... |
504 pages | Col plates, line illus, maps | ABRS Pbk | 2007 |
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Including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi DJ Galloway This revised identification manual comprises two volumes and supersedes the version published in 1985 and includes for the first time a treatment of lichenicolous fungi, .... |
2261 pages | colour plates | Manaaki Whenua Press Hbk | 2008 |
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History of the Australian Vegetation Cretaceous to the Present Edited by RS Hill The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving .... |
360 pages | 40 b/w photos, 100 line diagrams, 17 tables | CUP |
An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand Hebes
Michael Bayly and Alison Kellow A comprehensive and authoritative guide to the identification, classification and biology of hebes, which are among New Zealand's best known native plants. These .... |
388 pages | photos, distribution maps | Papa |
A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand
Lawrie Metcalf This pocket photographic guide showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. .... |
136 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | New Holland NZ |
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The Plant Life of Western Australia South of the Tropics Ludwig Diels Translated from the German "Die Pflanzenwelt von West-Australien, suedlich des Wendekreises", originally published in 1906. .... |
373 pages | 82 figures, 34 photos | Gebrder Borntraeger |
Michael Lavelle An illustrated guide to the floral diversity of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with 255 plant species and 700 botanical illustrations, maps and .... |
128 pages | Over 700 maps, illus & photos | Southwater |
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Ein Bestimmungsbuch Peter Mertz Introduction to the habitats and vegetation of the alps, with keys, colour photos and chapters covering climate, geology, 28 regions of the alps, 30 walking tours. Covers .... |
472 pages | colour photos, diagrams | Paul Haupt Verlag |
Aquatic Plants in Britain and Ireland
CD Preston and Jane Croft Over the past 50 years, major changes have taken place in the distribution of aquatic plants in Europe, with many species declining due to habitat loss, change or .... |
365 pages | 72 line illus, 200 distribution maps | Harley |
A Field Guide Phil Wilson and Miles King Concentrates on plants which grow among crops, which have showed the steepest decline of the British flora over the past 25 years. Covers history and includes practical .... |
312 pages | 88 col photos, illus | Wild Guides |
Aromatic and Spicy Plants in Cyprus From Antiquity to the Present Day Georgios Hadjikyriakou This book describes 206 woody, flowering, non-flowering and aromatic and spicy plants (189 species, 26 subspecies and a hybrid). These plants all contain or exude essential .... |
441 pages | Illus, col photos | Bank of Cyprus |
Atlas Florae Europaeae, Volume 14 Rosaceae (Alchemilla and Aphanes) A Kurtto, SE Fröhner and R Lampinen This is the second of four volumes devoted to the family Rosaceae and consists of only two genera (Achemilla and Aphanes) This is the first time this species has been mapped .... |
200 pages | maps | Suomen Biologian Pbk | 2007 |
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Atlas de la Flore Remarquable du Val de Loire entre le Bec d'Allier et le Bec de Vienne Ludovic Boudin, Jordane Cordier and Jacques Moret
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464 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Paris MNHN |
Damien Pujol This atlas covers 1400 species of plants, with status, colour photo and distribution map for each species. .... |
480 pages | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope |
Atlas y Libro Rojo de la Flora Vascular Amenazada de Espana Addenda 2006 Edited by A Banares, G Blanca, J Guemes, JC Moreno and S Ortiz
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92 pages | Col photos, maps, tabs | OAPN |
Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora The Carpathian Mountains Region Vit Bojnansky and Agata Fargasova The Carpathian flora occurs not only in the Carpathian Mountains, but also in large lowlands extending towards the south, north and east and involves introduced and .... |
1046 pages | line drawings | Springer Hbk | 2007 |
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Bildatlas der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands Alle 4200 Pflanzen in Text und Bild Henning Haeupler and Thomas Muer New edition of the popular photographic guide to the flowering plants of Germany. Covers all 4200 species with text descriptions. .... |
784 pages | 4000 col photos | Ulmer Verlag Hbk | 2000 |
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Botanical Links in the Atlantic Arc
Edited by SJ Leach et al Proceedings of an Anglo-Hiberno-French meeting arranged by the Botanical Society of the British Isles, 8th-12th May 2003, Camborne, Cornwall. .... |
336 pages | colour photo section, b&w photos, maps, figs | BSBI Hbk | 2006 |
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A Monograph of British Hieracium Section Alpina David Tennant and Tim Rich The monograph covers every aspect presently known about alpine hawkweeds in Britain, including their identification, locations and conservation in an attempt to promote .... |
234 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, tab | BSBI |
British Plant Communities. Volume 4: Aquatic Communities, Swamps and Tall-herb Fens
Edited by JS Rodwell Containing 52 community descriptions, there are also introductions to the broad vegetative types, and indices of synonyms for these communities, and the species found .... |
283 pages | 10 line illus, 51 tabs, 20 maps | CUP |
British Plant Communities, Volume 2: Mires and Heaths
Edited by JS Rodwell Contains sixty community descriptions for these vegetation types, complemented by detailed background data, and keys. .... |
628 pages | Illus, tabs, distrib maps | CUP Hbk | 1991 |
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British Plant Communities, Volume 3: Grasslands & Montane Communities
Edited by JS Rodwell Introductions, keys, and community descriptions for Mesotrophic grasslands Calcicolous grasslands, Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities. Index of synonyms to .... |
540 pages | Illus, tabs, distrib maps | CUP |
British Plant Communities, Volume 1: Woodlands and Scrub
Edited by JS Rodwell First volume in the pioneering series. Contents: sampling of woodland vegetation; data analysis and the description of woodland communities; mixed deciduous and oak birch .... |
395 pages | Illus, tabs, distrib maps | CUP |
British Plant Communities, Volume 5: Maritime Communities and Vegetation of Open Habitats
Edited by John S Rodwell The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterised continental phytosociology with the deep .... |
512 pages | 76 line diags, 95 tabs | CUP Hbk | 2000 |
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S Haslam et al Split into two parts, the first part of the work is in the form of a series of keys incorporating thumbnail sketches to show the meaning of the descriptions used and giving .... |
108 pages | Line drawings, figs | FSC |
Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
Christopher Grey-Wilson and Marjorie Blamey Unavailable for several years, this classic modern flora (originally The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe, 1989) has been completely revised and updated .... |
544 pages | 7000 col illus | Cassell |
Vojtech Holubec and Pavel Krivka This is the first flora of this region to be published in English. It contains stunning photographs and maps; a history of botanical exploration; orography and Geology of the .... |
390 pages | Colour & b/w photos, illus, distribution maps | Loxia |
Change in the British Flora, 1987-2004
ME Braithwaite, RW Ellis and CD Preston The Local Change report details the results of the Botanical Society of the British Isles' 1987-1988 Monitoring Scheme survey and its repeat in 2003-2004 as part of Local .... |
382 pages | Col photos, dist maps | BSBI |
Collins Complete British Wild Flowers
Paul Sterry A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain. There are 1039 main entries, which include wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes. A .... |
304 pages | Col photos | Harper Collins |
A photographic guide to every common species Paul Sterry A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain. There are 1039 main entries, which include wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes. A .... |
320 pages | colour photos | Harper Collins |
Michael Scott Collins Scottish Wild Flowers is the ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be .... |
256 pages | colour illus | Harper Collins |
The Conservation of Lower Plants in Britain and Ireland
NG Hodgetts A brief introduction to why lower plants should be protected. .... |
16 pages | Col photos | JNCC |
Crete - A Unique Paradise of Flowers / Kreta - Ein einzigartiges Blumenparadies
Johannes Flohe This book presents the exceptional variety and the outstanding beauty of the Cretan flora in photos as well as in text. Beneath each photo is given the scientific name of .... |
182 pages | colour photos | Johannes Flohe |
Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland
T Rich Descriptions and illustrations of some 140 taxa of this, one of the most difficult genera in the British flora. With full keys. .... |
334 pages | 111 pp of b/w plates | BSBI |
Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland
AA Dudman and AJ Richards Illus by Olga Stewart. Excellent handbook which covers all the `microspecies' of Taraxacum known to occur in Great Britain and Ireland. Everyone knows what .... |
344 pages | Line illus, 179 distribution maps | BSBI |
Field Flora of the British Isles
Clive Stace The first modern portable guide for those wishing to identify plants growing in the wild in the British Isles. Based on the author's now standard work, New Flora of the .... |
736 pages | 16 b/w illus, 12 figs | CUP |
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Southern Europe
P Davies and B Gibbons This identification guide describes many of the plants of Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and Malta. Over 700 colour photographs, line drawings and clear text .... |
320 pages | 700 col photos, 250 line drawings | Crowood Press |
Vangelis Papiomitoglou Crete separated from continental Greece about 5,000,000 years ago. This isolation, together with the existence of large mountain massifs which have functioned as .... |
204 pages | colour illus | Mediterraneo Editions Pbk | 2006 |
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V Papiomitoglou The location of Greece at the meeting-point of three continents, together with the relief of its terrain which includes a multitude of high mountains and hundreds of .... |
264 pages | colour photos | Mediterraneo Editions Pbk | 2006 |
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A Field Guide Hanno Schafer New enlarged edition of this useful guide, which provides short descriptions for 650 of the about 1200 species of vascular plants found in the islands, including 400 full .... |
346 pages | 400 colour photos | Backhuys |
Flora Alpina English Introduction
David Aeschimann, Konrad Lauber et al English introduction to the 3-volume set Flora Alpina. .... |
48 pages | 5 colour photos, 7 maps, 13 diagrams | Paul Haupt Verlag |
Including those Parts of modern Oxfordshire that lie to the South of the River Thames Michael J Crawley This comprehensive and timely work by one of Britain's leading plant ecologists is the first of its kind with a dedicated, regularly updated website with distribution maps and .... |
1375 pages | colour plates, illus. | Brambleby Books |
Flora Briofitica Ibérica, Volumen 3 Bryophyta, Bryopsida: Pottiales & Encalyptales Edited by J Guerra, MJ Cano and RM Ros The first volume to be published in this new series on the bryophyte flora of Spain. .... |
305 pages | line drawings, photos | SEB |
John Fielding and Nicholas Turland This is a celebration of an exceptionally rich, yet threatened flora. The largest island in the Greek archipelago, Crete's enchanting landscapes range from rugged mountains to .... |
672 pages | 1900 colour photos | Kew RBG |
Jacques Gamisans and Daniel Jeanmonod Identification guide to the flora of Corsica. This book is the result of 30 years research, and the first to cover all the vascular flora of this island. .... |
1055 pages | 136 Figs | Edisud |
Pocket Guide David Bramwell Pocket guide with 248 colour photos and accompanying notes on the flora of the Canary Islands. .... |
220 pages | Col photos | Rueda |
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Flora von Deutschland und Angrenzender Länder Schmeil-Fitschen Siegmund Seybold The most popular flora of Germany and Austria, now in its 93rd edition. .... |
863 pages | Line illus | Quelle & Meyer Verlag |
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JC Rameau, D Mansion, G Dume and C Gauberville The third volume of the Flore Forestiere Francaise describes 845 plant species. .... |
2432 pages | IDF |
Flora of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 4: Campanulaceae - Asteraceae
Peter Sell and Gina Murrell Planned in five volumes, this critical Flora provides a definitive account of the native species, naturalised species, frequent garden escapes and casuals found in the British .... |
624 pages | keys, line illustrations, diagrams | CUP Hbk | 2006 |
0521553385 |
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Mimosaceae - Lentibulariaceae Peter Sell and Gina Murrell Planned in five volumes, this critical flora provides a definitive account of the native species, naturalised species, frequent garden escapes and casuals found in the British .... |
624 pages | 2 maps | CUP Hbk | NYP 02/2009 |
0521553377 |
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J Sibthorp, F Bauer, A Strid and B Strid This is, according to the editors, a 'pseudo -facsimile' edition. The original Flora Graeca is in folio format. The plates have been reduced to fit a print area of 16 x 24 .... |
165 pages | colour plates | Gantner Hbk | 2008 |
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#174823 |
£184.00 approx. $280/€219
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Arne Strid Second, revised edition listing 13.276 bibliographic references; includes a searchable CD-ROM. .... |
650 pages | - | Polish Botany Institute Hbk | 2006 |
8389648369 |
#158133 |
£95.00 approx. $145/€113
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Flora Helvetica: French Edition Flore Illustree de Suisse Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both .... |
1631 pages | 3750 col photos, 3500 maps with 275 page Booklet | Paul Haupt Verlag Hbk | 2007 |
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Flora Helvetica: German Edition
Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both flowering plants and ferns. As well as indiginous .... |
1632 pages | With identification key, 3773 col photos, 2500 distrib maps, drawings | Paul Haupt Verlag Hbk | 2007 |
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Flora Iberica, Volume 21: Smilacaceae - Orchidaceae
Edited by C Aedo and A Herrero Covers 28 genera, 94 species and 8 sub-species. .... |
366 pages | 43 figures, 100 colour photos | CSIC |
Flora Iberica, Volume 18: Cyperaceae - Pontederiaceae
Edited by S Castroviejo, M Luceno et al
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420 pages | line drawings | CSIC |
Flora Iberica, Volume 15: Rubiaceae to Caprifoliaceae
Edited by JA Devesa, R Gonzalo and A Herrero
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448 pages | line drawings | CSIC |
Vom Jura zum Jungfraumassiv K Lauber, G Wagner and Andreas Gygax Completely revised field guide to this Swiss alpine region, covering both flowering and non-flowering plants. .... |
1288 pages | 2100 col photos | Paul Haupt Verlag |
A Field Guide Hans Christian Weber and Bernd Kendzior In this field guide to the wild flowers of the Maltese Islands, more than 600 of the approximately 1000 species of vascular plants found in Malta are considered. The guide .... |
384 pages | Full colour illus | Margraf |
Flora of Russia, Volume X Part A The European Part and Bordering Regions Edited by NN Tzvelev Volume 10A of the series features 19 families of Class Dicotyledones which includes the Ranunculaceae and Rosaceae, families with great economic importance. This volume .... |
376 pages | Illus | Balkema Hbk | 2007 |
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A Flora da Serra do Acor (Portugal)
Paulo Cardoso da Silveira The catalogue of the vascular plant flora presented in this study of the mountain region comprises 781 taxa. One new species is described, and 5 species are identified as new to .... |
342 pages | Universidad del Pais Vasco |
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Le Nouveau Binz D Aeschimann and HM Burdet Classic pocket identification guide to the vascular flora of Switzerland. .... |
602 pages | Line illus | Paul Haupt Verlag |
A Photo Guide Gerhard Pils The first plant guide in colour for the whole area of the Turkish Republic. Covers 4153 species of ferns and flowering plants. .... |
448 pages | 408 Col plates | Gerhard Pils |
Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Pflanzen der Schweiz im blütenlosen Zustand Stefan/Möhl, Adrian Eggenberg Identification guide to 2130 plant species in Switzerland. This unique guide allows the identification of plants throughout the year, even when they are not in flower. .... |
680 pages | more than 3000 illus | Paul Haupt Verlag |
Alpes, Pyrenees, Vosges, Jura, Massif Central Christopher Grey-Wilson and Marjorie Blamey Popular guide to 1600 flowers found in the mountainous regions of Europe. .... |
384 pages | Col plates, b/w illus, maps | Delachaux et Niestle |
Mavis Gulliver and Richard Gulliver Contains illustrations of common grassland plants, other than those occurring on chalk or limestone. The key is based on leaf characteristics so that plants can be identified .... |
10 pages | 64 col & 23 b/w illus | FSC |
Guide to Grassland Plants 2: Chalk and Limestone
Anne Bebbington and Carol Roberts Guide to grassland plants 2 covers plants commonly found on lowland chalk and limestone soils. The 12 page chart has clear colour illustrations of sixty-three of the plants and .... |
12 pages | colour illus | FSC |
Guide to the Saltmarsh Plants of Britain
J Oldham and C Roberts Useful key, arranged to reflect the general pattern of zonation in most saltmarshes. .... |
8 pages | Col illus, fold-out chart | FSC |
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R van der Meijden Heukels' Interactieve Flora van Nederland version 2.0 is based on the 23rd edition of the book "Heukels' Flora van Nederland" by R. van der Meijden (2005). Heukels' Flora is .... |
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Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles
EJ Clement, DPJ Smith and IR Thirlwell This BSBI volume on alien plants of the British Isles fills a long-standing gap. The 444 full page black and white illustrations will be indispensable to naturalists, ecologists .... |
466 pages | 444 full page plates [b/w drawings] | BSBI |
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An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus, Volume 2 Sedges, Grasses and Ferns DE Viney Second volume in this key flora, covering the pteridophytes and monocotyledons. While covering only the northern area of the island, 75% of the islands total flora is .... |
187 pages | 168 line drawings | Gantner |
An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation
A Averis, B Averis, J Birks, D Horsfield, D Thompson and M Yeo The first single, comprehensive book on plant communities in the British uplands, bringing together all the upland communities described in the National Vegetation .... |
454 pages | Figs, maps, b/w illus | JNCC |
Interactive Flora of the British Isles: DVD ROM A Digital Encyclopedia CA Stace, R Van der Meijden and I De Kort This interactive multimedia DVD ROM, compiled from authoritative sources, presents an overview of the entire flora of the British Isles. It encompasses more than 3500 taxa .... |
2000 drawings, 6500 col photos | ETI DVD-ROM | 2004 |
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A Seasonal Guide to Wild Flowers of the Wight Judith Hammer This is a personal gathering of some 200 flowers and fruits. They are not grouped into families but roughly in order of flowering throughout the year. Their identification has .... |
104 pages | 46 colour illustrations | Ampersand Publishing |
Key to Identifying Common Grasses
L Merrick A double sided key for identifying common grasses. Identification is the shape of the flower head, spikelet and ligule. Diagrams explain all of these features. .... |
4 pages | A3 Laminated | Gatekeeper |
Key to Plants Common on Moorlands: Bogs, Wet Heath, Dry Heath and Moorland
Cory Jones Illustrated key to 36 plants commonly found on British Moorlands. Arranged according to 4 habitat types: bog, wet heath, dry heath, and woodland. Identification is based on .... |
8 pages | Laminated concertina style, col and b/w illus | FSC |
Key to Plants Common in Woodlands
Richard Gulliver and Mavis Gulliver Concentrates on the most common plants in woodland, and bases the identification around leaf characteristics, so that plants can be identified when not in flower. Colour .... |
8 pages | 8 page concertina style, col and b/w illus | FSC |
Luiz de O Franquinho and Antonio da Costa Contains colour photographs of main species. .... |
436 pages | Col photos | Ribeiro |
A Unique Photographic Guide to Mediterranean Wild Flowers Neil Fletcher Lists over 320 species of wild flowers in the Western Mediterranean. This manual includes in-situ photographs and notes which help you identify wild flowers in the .... |
224 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley |
John Hayward This is a 2004 reprint by the Field Studies Council of the title originally published by Cambridge University Press. An essential reference for field botanists, ecologists and .... |
278 pages | Line figs | FSC Spiralbound | 1995 |
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Jean-Pierre Reduron Treats all 356 species of umbelliferes found in France. Includes detailed information on taxonomy, status, biology, ecology, and chemical composition for each species. .... |
564 pages | colour photos, b&w illus | SBCO |
Die Pflanzen der östlichen Ägäis, inklusive Kreta und Zypern
Walter Strasser Field guide to 3000 plants of the islands of Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios, Samos and Kos. .... |
270 pages | 96 colour photos, 900 line drawings | Gantner |
Bob Gibbons and Peter Brough "Philip's Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe" begins with a valuable introduction to wild flowers, with detailed text and artwork on structure, reproduction, .... |
376 pages | colour illus, maps | Philip's |
Bob Gibbons and Peter Brough A new small-format field guide to 250 of the most commonly found wild flowers in Northern Europe, with particular emphasis on those species found in Ireland and the .... |
272 pages | Illus | Philip's Pbk | NYP 03/2009 |
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Philip's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
Bob Gibbons and Peter Brough One of the most comprehensive collections of colour photographs of European plants (including many species of tree) ever published, the "Philip's Photographic Guide to .... |
368 pages | Col photos, illus, maps | Philip's |
PLANTATT: Attributes of British and Irish Plants Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats MO Hill, CD Preston and DB Roy In 2002, the publication of the New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora, together with results of a companion project to analyse change has allowed the completion of this .... |
73 pages | Tabs | CEH |
Plants of the Balearic Islands
Anthony Bonner Excellent new editiion of this indispensable pocket guide to the marvellous flora of Majorca and the other Balearic islands. .... |
148 pages | 20 colour photos, & b/w photos | Moll |
TCG Rich and AC Jermy Compendium of information designed to help with the recording and identification of British and Irish plants for Atlas 2000. It aims to augment the coverage of taxa .... |
391 pages | Illus, tabs | BSBI |
Rebecca Farley and Carol Roberts Playing fields and sports grounds aren't just for sport; they can also be a great place for science investigations. This foldout chart is the first in the new series of FSC .... |
8 pages | Fold-out | FSC |
A Celebration Chris Howkins Reviews plants that contain toxins that affect man and beast. It is unusual for including crops and foods, house and garden plants, rather than just the wild flowers. .... |
112 pages | line drawings | Christopher Howkins Hbk | 2006 |
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Walter Scott, Paul Harvey, Roger Riddington and Morag Fisher Provides an up-to-date account of 138 of Shetland's rarest plants. Their distribution in Shetland is mapped, and current population status described, including details of the .... |
166 pages | Col photos, maps | SBRC |
Alex J Lockton and Sarah J Whild Excellent third edition on the rare wild plants of Shropshire, an English county where wildlife is flourishing more than elsewhere in the UK, and which has a range of .... |
127 pages | 7 line drawings | Shropshire BS |
Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3 Gefässpflanzen: Atlasband Edited by Eckehart J Jäger and Klaus Werner
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753 pages | 2814 b&w illus | Spektrum |
Krautige Zier- und Nutzpflanzen Edited by Eckehart J Jager, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt and Gerd K Muller Covers 3500 species of cultivated plants. .... |
880 pages | line drawings | Spektrum |
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Structure and Dynamics of Alvar Vegetation on Oland and Some Related Dry Grasslands
Edited by E van der Maarel
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94 pages | Opulus Press |
Bo Mossberg and Lennart Stenberg Well-illustrated field guide to Sweden's flora. .... |
316 pages | Col illus, maps, line illus | Wahlstr”m & Widstrand |
Taschenlexikon der Mittelmeerflora Ein botanisch-okologischer Exkursionsbegleiter zu den wichtigsten Arten Ruprecht Düll and Irene Düll Photo identification guide to 350 plant species in the Mediterranean. .... |
396 pages | colour photos | Quelle & Meyer Verlag |
Umbellifers of the British Isles
TG Tutin Classic handbook to 73 species of British Umbelliferae. .... |
197 pages | Line illus | BSBI |
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Wiesen und Weiden und Andere Offenland-Vegetationen der Schweiz und Europas Frank Klotzli et al
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500 pages | Ott |
Walks with Crete's Spring Flowers
Jeff Collman Lively personal account of botanical walks (mainly from Loutro and Paleohora) which the author has conducted for the last 10 years, with much practical advice. The island's .... |
190 pages | Col photos throughout | Beechwood Press |
Die Wälder und Gebüsche Osterreichs (2 Volume Set) Ein Bestimmungswerk Mit Tabellen Wolfgang Willner and Georg Grabherr Deals with the taxonomy of all trees and shrubs in Austria. The text volume contains identification keys and more than 150 species accounts with detailed information on .... |
592 pages | 4 b&w illus, 2 colour illus, tabs | Spektrum |
Charles Coates This book offers a completely new quick and easy way to identify almost any wildflower you may come across in Britain or Ireland. It is unique in the simplicity of its method .... |
384 pages | colour line drawings | Frances Lincoln |
David Chapman This handy photo identification guide describes over 300 species, with 240 colour photographs, and a brief list of sites to visit. Each species account includes .... |
104 pages | colour photos | Alison Hodge |
Reader's Digest Wild Britain Discover the rich tapestry of wild flowers that is woven into the landscape of the British Isles with this handy new spotter's guide as your expert companion. Whether your .... |
416 pages | Over 300 col photos | Reader's Digest |
Margot Spohn and Roland Spohn Buy any two of the books belonging to Black's Nature Guide series and get the third free! Order all three and NHBS will remove the price of the third when processing your .... |
320 pages | Photos and illus | A & C Black |
The Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora Marjorie Blamey, Richard Fitter and Alastair Fitter Fully illustrated and mapped guide to the British and Irish flora. Its restriction to the British Isles alone allows for more detail, more local information, easier .... |
512 pages | 5000 col illus, 1600 maps | A & C Black |
Vangelis Papiomitoglou Crete separated from continental Greece about 5,000,000 years ago. This isolation, together with the existence of large mountain massifs which have functioned as .... |
204 pages | colour illus | Mediterraneo Editions |
Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands
David Bramwell and Zoe Bramwell The Canary Islands boast one of the richest and most unique floras in the world. This is the only book that covers all of the 650 species endemic to the islands, as well as all .... |
437 pages | 616 col photos, 150 col illus, maps | Rueda |
Vangelis Papiomitoglou The location of Greece at the meeting-point of three continents, together with the relief of its terrain which includes a multitude of high mountains and hundreds of .... |
264 pages | colour photos | Mediterraneo Editions |
How to identify wild flowers, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland Francis Rose and Clare O'Reilly Revised and expanded edition of this essential guide with full keys to more than 1600 wild plants found in Britain and Ireland. .... |
480 pages | Col plates, line illus | Warne Books |
Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean
Marjorie Blamey and Christopher Grey-Wilson This book is the standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. It covers the following countries: .... |
560 pages | 1500 col and 1200 b/w illus | A & C Black |
Wild Flowers of Tenerife: Identification Guide Illustrated Map and Book Luca de Saa and Lazaro Sanchez-Pinto
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20 pages | Col illus | Turquesa Publicaciones |
Wild Flowers and Where to Find Them in the Chilterns
Laurie Fallows and Gay Fallows This handy paperback gives straightforward details of the identification, habitat, folklore, and culinary and medicinal use of all the common wild flowers of the Greater .... |
160 pages | Maps, col photos, figs | Frances Lincoln |
Charles Nelson The Burren and the Aran Islands are renowned worldwide for their beautiful wild flowers and plants. Charles Nelson has selected 136, the most widely occurring plus a number of .... |
160 pages | Col photos, maps | Collins Press |
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Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales - 4 Volume Set
Pat O'Reilly and Sue Parker Includes the following volumes: Volume 1: Woodland and Waysides .... |
264 pages | 4 volumes, col illus | First Nature |
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Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
SG Aiken, MJ Dallwitz, LL Consaul, CL McJannet, RL Boles et al This CD contains a comprehensive guide to the 357 ferns and flowering plants of the Canadian Arctic Islands, featuring detailed morphological descriptions, distribution .... |
3000 col photos | NRC |
Olaf I Ronning Svalbard is the collective name for all islands situated between longitudes 10~ and 35~ E, and latitudes 74~ and 81~ N. This .... |
184 pages | Col photos, line illus, 2 maps | Norsk Polarinstitutt |