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Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland
Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom
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Condition: New. 284, 250+ col photos. . PB. NEW. . This new Handbook is the most comprehensive account of the wild roses of Great Britain and Ireland ever published. It is the result of over thirty years of field recording, as well as extensive literature and herbarium research, which has uncovered much previously unpublished historical information.The Handbook includes species accounts with descriptions and photographic illustrations of the 15 native species, over 20 aliens, and the majority of the 82 hybrids that have been recorded in the British Isles, many described and illustrated here for the first time. Details of habitat, frequency and distribution, local variation, temporal changes and history are given for the majority of the species and more common hybrids.A dichotomous key includes native species, the more frequent aliens, and three widespread hybrids. The detailed attention given to the descriptions and illustrations of the difficult and critical species and hybrids is a major feature of the species accounts. [9780901158635]. Seller Inventory # N63723