Scottish Wild Plants: Their History, Ecology and Conservation - Softcover

Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden

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9781841830117: Scottish Wild Plants: Their History, Ecology and Conservation

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841830119 ISBN 13: 9781841830117

Publisher: Mercat Press, 2001

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In every corner of Scotland, wild plants grow in habitats specific to their needs and evolution, from open moorland to mountain ledges and from grasslands to wetlands. From the Scots pine to the one-flowered wintergreen, "Scottish Wild Plants" provides a wealth of detailed factual material about over 40 of the most rare and interesting species, focussing on special features of interest, the history of their discovery and their particular ecological needs. It is superbly illustrated throughout with Sydney Clarke's stunning photographs.

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"The photographs ... by Sidney J Clarke ... are absolutely superb." -- Highland News, August 04, 2001

"This informative book gives a pithy introduction to Scotland’s distinctive flora,..." -- Taxon 52, August 2003

"an excellent introduction to the native flora of Scotland" -- Scottish Book Collector, Winter 1997

About the Author:

Jenny Wright is a specialist in botany and an expert in conservation ecology. Philip Lusby is responsible for the Scottish Rare Plant Project, which is based at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

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