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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve

Field / Identification Guide
By: Chris J Thorogood(Author), Simon Hiscock(Author), David Bellamy(Foreword By)
272 pages, 650+ colour photos, 780+ b/w illustrations, 3 maps
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve
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  • Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve ISBN: 9781842466964 Edition: 2 Paperback Apr 2020 In stock
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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve is the most comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park, an area of immense botanical importance with numerous endemic and rare species. Detailed easy-to-use entries make this guide an essential companion for botanists, students and wildlife tourists.

This second edition has been fully updated to the latest in plant phylogenetic relationships, with information provided on where to see plants, and descriptions of habitat and vegetation types. In addition rare and unusual plants of the region are highlighted, including orchids and parasitic plants. With over 1,000 species descriptions, Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve is abundantly illustrated throughout with more than 650 colour photographs and 780 line drawings.

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Biography

Chris Thorogood studied parasitic plant biology for his PhD at the University of Bristol where he then worked as a postdoctoral researcher. Chris has taught field courses to university students with Simon Hiscock in the Algarve since 2006, during which time they documented the flora of the region, and he currently studies the flora of the western Mediterranean basin and has a particular interest in parasitic plant speciation.

Simon Hiscock is Professor of Botany in the Biological Sciences Department, University of Bristol and Director of the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. He has lead botanical field courses in the Algarve since 2002 and his main areas of research include plant evolutionary genetics and plant reproduction.

Field / Identification Guide
By: Chris J Thorogood(Author), Simon Hiscock(Author), David Bellamy(Foreword By)
272 pages, 650+ colour photos, 780+ b/w illustrations, 3 maps
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