Collins Photo Guide – Ferns, Mosses and Lichens (Collins Photo Guides S.) - Hardcover

Jahns, H. M.

9780002192545: Collins Photo Guide – Ferns, Mosses and Lichens (Collins Photo Guides S.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002192543 ISBN 13: 9780002192545

Publisher: Collins, 1996

This photoguide to ferns, mosses and lichens covers over 750 species, concentrating particularly on those most likely to be encountered and identifiable without the use of a microscope. Chapters describe the structure, reproductive methods and ecology of each of the plant groups.

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Product Description:

, 272 pages including index at rear, with 0ver 750 species described and 655 colour photographs

From the Back Cover:

COMPREHENSIVE, EASY-TO-USE, COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS

� This comprehensive guide covers the ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens of Britain, Scandinavia and northern Europe from the Baltic to the Alps.
� Over 750 species are covered, concentrating particularly on those most likely to be encountered and identifiable without the use of a microscope.
� There are 650 colour photographs and detailed botanical keys to aid identification. Species are individually described with their illustrations.
� Introductory chapters describe the structure, reproductive methods and ecology of each of the plant groups with the use of black and white photographs and diagrams.

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