Pocket Guide To Wild Flowers

A comprehensive pocket-sized field guide, covering around 80 species of trees and large shrubs that are common in Britain and the rest of Europe.

The introduction explains the basics of tree forms and their identification. Each species is illustrated by the author's remarkable photographs. The text covers information such as ID features for bark, flowers, fruit and leaves, blossoming and fruiting times, distribution, habitat, status, confusion species and interesting facts such as plant uses.

This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page photographs to support the authoritative text. Printed on quality paper, the paperback format with flaps adds to the book's durability in the field and provides built in page-markers for quick reference.

Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, insects, wild flowers, tracking and signs, and orchids.

Auteur

Bob Gibbons is a renowned botanist, author and tour leader who is based in Dorset but has travelled across much of Europe and the world in search of wildlife. His previous titles include Wildflower Wonders of the World.

Contenu

Introduction

White Waterlily
Marsh Marigold
Wood Anemone
Stinking Hellebore
Traveller's Joy
Creeping Buttercup
Lesser Celandine
Pond Water-crowfoot
Columbine
Common Poppy
Greater Celandine
Common Fumitory
Field Mouse-Ear
Greater Stitchwort
Red Campion
White Campion
Common Bistort
Thrift
Imperforate St John's-wort
Common Mallow
Round-leaved Sundew
Common Rockrose
Wild Pansy
Common Dog Violet
Garlic Mustard
Charlock
Sea Stock
Wild Cabbage
Hairy Bittercress
Common Scurvygrass
Cuckooflower
Bell Heather
Bilberry
Round-leaved Wintergreen
Weld
Primrose
Cowslip
Yellow Loosestrife
Scarlet Pimpernel
Biting Stonecrop
Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage
Meadowsweet
Wild Strawberry
Silverweed
Tormentil
Wood Avens
Sainfoin
Common Birdsfoot Trefoil
Horseshoe Vetch
Common Restharrow
Tufted Vetch
Meadow Vetchling
White Clover
Purple Loosestrife
Rosebay Willowberb
Common Milkwort
Wood Sorrel
Meadow Cranesbill
Herb Robert
Common Storksbill
Himalayan Balsam
Ivy
Hogweed
Common Centaury
Marsh Gentian
Bittersweet
Viper's Bugloss
Field Bindweed
Common Comfrey
Water Forget-me-not
Betony
Hedge Woundwort
Wild Thyme
Common Hemp-nettle
White Dead-nettle
Self-heal
Bugle
Water Mint
Lady's Bedstraw
Ribwort Plantain
Foxglove
Germander Speedwell
Great Mullein
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Common Toadflax
Common Eyebright
Common Broomrape
Yellow Rattle
Common Cow-wheat
Marsh Mousewort
Harebell
Moschatel
Honeysuckle
Common Valerian
Wild Teasel
Field Scabious
Lesser Burdock
Spear Thistle
Common Knapweed
Chicory
Perennial Sowthistle
Goatsbeard
Sea Aster
Common Fleabane
Tansy
Oxeye Daisy
Common Ragwort
Butterbur
Coltsfoot
Hemp Agrimony
Water-plantain
Common Duckweed
Lords-and-ladies
Bog Asphodel
Meadow Saffron
Solomon's-seal
Fritillary
Ramsons
Daffodil
Lily-of-the-valley
Bluebell
Butcher's Broom
Black Bryony
Yellow Iris
Common Twayblade
Lady's-slipper
Bee Orchid
Early Purple Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid
Common Spotted Orchid

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