Philips Guide To Wild Flowers Of Britain And Northern Europe

Philip's Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe begins with a valuable introduction to wild flowers, with detailed text and artwork on structure, reproduction, life cycles, and helpful information on how best to approach finding and identifying wild flowers in the field.An illustrated key uses basic anatomical characteristics to aid identification of individual plants or family groups of plants. Having identified the individual or group, the reader is taken to the appropriate pages where further identification notes and full-colour illustrations indicate one specific species description.Each species description emphasizes the differences between closely related or similar-looking species, with the key features highlighted where appropriate. In addition, each description is formatted in a standardized way to make it easier to find facts and compare species. As well as comprising straightforward anatomical information on leaf shape, height, flower, colour, etc, there is also information on distribution, abundance and flowering time of each species. If the species occurs in Britain and Ireland, more specific localized information is provided.Accompanying each species description is a detailed colour artwork, annotated with key distinguishing features that will help the reader make a correct identification. To further aid identification, there are nearly 500 distribution maps showing the distribution of those species not usually found throughout the region.

This book provides a comprehensive portable guide to wild trees, shrubs and flowering plants in Britain and Ireland, and also covers Europe from the Arctic to the Alps. Over 1450 plants are illustrated in colour, with over 2000 species described.

Comprehensive and featuring beautiful photographs, Wild Flowers is a must-have for all enthusiasts of the natural world, by acclaimed photographer and author Roger Phillips.

A brand new entry level photographic identification guide to the commoner wild flowers of Britain and northern Europe, featuring 280 species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field or garden.The user-friendly introduction covers habitats, flower structure, identification, wild flower names, a glossary of botanical and habitat terms, and conservation, in a way that doesn't assume prior knowledge of the subject.

This volume features photographs, many specially commissioned, which place the plant in its natural habitat so aiding identification. It contains 1900 detailed individual species descriptions, 1000 distribution maps, and line artworks.

One of the most comprehensive collections of colour photographs of European plants (including many species of tree) ever published, the Philip's Photographic Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe is essential reading for anyone interested in European flora.