British Wild Flowers: A photographic guide to every common species (Collins Complete Guide) - Softcover

Sterry, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007236840 ISBN 13: 9780007236848

Publisher: Collins, 2008

Synopsis

A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain to accompany the bestselling Complete British WIldlife.

With over 1,000 main entries covering wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers is a definitive photographic reference guide for flower enthusiasts.

Helpful information about habitats of wild flowers and useful tips to aid identification are included along with a botanical hotspots section detailing 100 rarer species. Comparison pages show different leaf shapes and flower clusters to enable quick and easy navigation to the right section of the book to make your identification. Detailed information on which places to visit in Britain particularly rich in flower species are also included, along with individual maps showing where each species can be found.

This is the essential photographic field guide of the best wild flowers Britain has to offer.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than 50 books, including the bestselling Collins Complete Guide to British Birds and Collins Complete Guide to British Trees.

Trained as a zoologist, Paul has been a wildlife photographer for over 20 years and regularly undertakes research expeditions. He has worked as a Research Fellow at Sussex University studying freshwater ecology. Paul is a keen birder and conservationist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007236840
• ISBN 13: 9780007236848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320