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Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe Dietmar Aichele

Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe By Dietmar Aichele

Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe by Dietmar Aichele


$24.39
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

This photographic identification guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Europe covers over 700 species, from the common nettle to the elder-flowered orchid. Over 900 plants are grouped by colour, and simple keys show types of habitat, flower colour and form and protected species.

Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe Summary

Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe by Dietmar Aichele

An easy-to-use, photographic identification guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Europe - Covers over 700 British and European species, from the Common Nettle that grows on the wastelands of Europe to the Elder-flowered Orchid that can be found on its meadows - Over 900 flowering plants are grouped by colour for easy identification - Simple colour keys shows type of habitat, flower colour and form, and protected species

About Dietmar Aichele

Dr Dietmar Aichele (1928 - 1996) studied at the University of Tubingen before becoming a professor of botany in Baden-Wuerttemberg. He wrote over 20 books on botany including co authoring with Dr Schegler the five volume Encyclopedia of Flowers of Central Europe. Dr Heinz Werner Schwegler also studied biology at the University of Tubingen and went on to become a high school Director of Studies. Locations: Stuttgart, Germany.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Key to abbreviations and symbols Habitats Weedy and uncultivated areas Grasslands Wooded areas Wetlands Pioneer communities Identifying plants Pictorial key and plant identification Plants with white flowers Maximum four petals Five petals More than five petals Bilaterally symmetrical flowers Tree or shrub Plants with yellow flowers Maximum four petals Five petals More than five petals Bilaterally symmetrical flowers Tree or shrub Plants with red flowers Maximum four petals Five petals More than five petals Bilaterally symmetrical flowers Tree or shrub Plants with blue flowers Maximum four petals Five petals More than five petals Bilaterally symmetrical flowers Plants with brown or green flowers Maximum four petals Five petals More than five petals Bilaterally symmetrical flowers Tree or shrub Glossary Index

Additional information

GOR001899949
9780600602439
0600602435
Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe by Dietmar Aichele
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Octopus Publishing Group
20010315
400
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