The first iteration of a genuinely new flora, the first since "C.T.W." and which ran to several more recent editions with small taxonomic changes but no major shifts in content. Weight: 1.0 Language: English. Seller Inventory # 45819

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Title: New flora of the British isles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Flexible covers

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st edition.

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Synopsis:

This text is designed as a practical database for taxonomists, plant geographers, ecologists, conservationists, and teachers, as well as for amateur botanists and plant hunters. The descriptions have been drawn up using actual plant material, as well as the existing literature.

Review:

'... Stace's Flora is a mine of information, a model of clarity and organization, and one that no serious Irish or British botanist should be without.' The Irish Naturalist Journal

'The New Flora is a remarkable work ... I for one have nothing but admiration for the accuracy of the text.' British Wildlife

'Clive Stace's Flora is a tour de force, a mine of information and absolutely indispensable for anyone who has more than a passing interest in British plants.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution

'Among the very best of Floras.' Rudolf Schmid, University of California

'Clive Stace has become a household name amongst British field botanists since his first edition ... I would recommend this new edition to any serious botanist.' Scottish Wildlife

'... an authoritative and user-friendly Flora that will be our standard for taxonomy, nomenclature, and identification for some time to come.' Watsonia

'Stace 3 will be the flora of choice for all serious botanists in Britain and Ireland for the foreseeable future. It is THE book to use.' M. F. Fay, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

'The New Flora of the British Isles is a standard not only among British botanists but also on the shelves of other European botanists, and I can only congratulate this outstanding presentation of the British flora'. Lars Fr�berg, Systematic Biology

'This reference is essential to anyone interested in this flora; no other text is as comprehensive.' S. L. Timme, Choice Magazine

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