Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa
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Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa by John Manning
South Africa's varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty. This field guide covers more than 1,100 species, focusing on the most common, conspicuous and 'showy' plants of the region. It offers easy-to-use keys for identifying plant families, species descriptions with vivid photographs, distribution maps and indication of flowering season. It will enable flower enthusiasts to accurately identify flowering plants encountered across South Africa.
John Manning is an internationally renowned botanist based at the SA National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town. A world authority on the Iris and Hyacinth families, he has written many popular and scientific papers and articles, and is known for his flower illustrations and photographs – many of which appear in this book. He has authored and co-authored a range of southern African wildfl ower guides.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781775846765 |
| ISBN 10 | 1775846768 |
| Title | Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa |
| Author | John Manning |
| Series | South African Field Guide Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Year published | 2019-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 488 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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