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Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe Paul Davies

Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe By Paul Davies

Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe by Paul Davies


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Summary

An illustrated field-guide to the wild orchids of Britain and Europe with information on their biology, distribution and classification, detailed descriptions to aid identification, and advice on where and when these flowers may be seen and photographed in their natural habitat.

Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe Summary

Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe by Paul Davies

This is an illustrated field-guide to the wild orchids of Britain and Europe which includes information on orchid biology, distribution and classification, as well as descriptions of species, subspecies and in some cases their numerous variants for purposes of identification. It also gives advice on where and when these flowers may be seen and photographed in their natural habitat. A feature of the book is its country-by-country coverage, with information of species from Iceland to Israel, and from the Canaries to the Caucasus.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Part 1 Orchid biology: the orchid flower including pollination and sexual reproduction, seed germination, the seedling, the underground parts, flowering span. Part 2 Orchid ecology: environmental distribution including lowlands (grasslands, stony areas, woodlands, wetlands), highlands (grasslands, woodlands, wetlands). Part 3 Classification: orchid names - key to the orchid genera. Part 4 Species descriptions: cypripedium; epipactis; cephalanthera; limodorum; epipogium; neottia; listera; spiranthes; goodyera; habenaria; gennaria; herminium; neottianthe; plantanthera; chamorchis; gymnadenia; pseudorchis; nigritella; coeloglossum; dactylorhiza; steveniella; comperia; traunsteinera; neotinea; orchis; aceras; himantoglossum; barlia; anacamptis; serapias; ophrys; corallorrhiza; calypso; microstylis; liparis; hammarbya. Part 5 In search of orchids: Great Britain; Germany; Scandinavia; Holland; France; Switzerland; Austria; Spain; Portugal; Majorca; the Canary Islands and Madeira; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Malta; Italy; Yugoslavia; Greece and its islands; Turkey; Cyprus; Syria and Lebanon; Israel. Part 6: Photographing wild orchids. Bibliography. Index.

Additional information

GOR003982881
9780701208202
0701208201
Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe by Paul Davies
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
1988-04-28
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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