Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the Western Mediterranean, Second edition - Softcover

Chris Thorogood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842467395 ISBN 13: 9781842467398

Publisher: Kew Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

This second edition of Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up\-to\-date plant identification guide to the region. Encompassing an area from southern Europe to North Africa, the western Mediterranean is united by a climate of hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters. This region is famous for its biodiversity and has an exceptionally rich flora.\n\nFully updated to the latest in plant phylogenetic relationships, this second edition offers an easy\-to\-use guide to over 2,500 of the most common and conspicuous plants that occur in the area, with plant descriptions, colour photographs and illustrations throughout. A section on where to see wild flowers in the region is included, as well as a glossary of terms. An ideal companion for wildlife and plant enthusiasts, this guide will enable you to identify wild flowers reliably in the field.

About this title

About the Author

Chris Thorogood is Deputy Director and Head of Science at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Chris has taught Mediterranean field botany for a decade and is a specialist on several plant groups. He is the author of Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean (Kew Publishing, 2019), Weird Plants (Kew Publishing, 2018), and co-author of Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve, Second edition (Kew Publishing, 2019).

Edition details

• Publisher: Kew Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842467395
• ISBN 13: 9781842467398
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640