Collins Flower Guide (Britain and Ireland) - Softcover

Streeter, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007183895 ISBN 13: 9780007183890

Publisher: Collins, 2010

Synopsis

Featuring all flowering plants, including trees, grasses and ferns, this brand-new field guide to the flowers of Britain and northern Europe is the most complete illustrated, single-volume guide ever published.

Leading botanical artists have been specially commissioned to ensure accurate, detailed illustrations. Species are described and illustrated on the same page, with up-to-date authoritative text aiding identification. Plants are arranged by family, with their key features highlighted for quick and easy reference. The text offers a complete account of over 1,900 wild flowers of Britain and Ireland, along with a summary of their European distribution.

Collins Flower Guide is an indispensable guide for all those with an interest in the countryside, whether amateur or expert.

About this title

Review:

'This book is a great achievement that will be hard to match ... a beautiful and well-judged illustrated flora.'
British Wildlife

About the Author:

David Streeter is Reader in Ecology in the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sussex and a member of the Editorial Board of the prestigious Collins New Naturalist series. He has served on the council of the Botanical Society of the British Isles and as chairman of its Conservation Committee and he is president of the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007183895
• ISBN 13: 9780007183890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704
• Illustrator: Hart-Davies Christina, Hardcastle Audrey, Cole Felicity, Harper Lizzie