The only comprehensive, pocket-sized guide to wild flowers of Britain and Ireland. This completely new edition combines both photographs and artwork to give a really practical and attractive identification guide. Collins Gem Wild Flowers will enable anyone who is in the countryside, whether on a walk along the coast or in the mountains, or a ramble through woodland, fields or wetlands, to identify hundreds of flower species.
Each wild flower entry includes:; Identifying illustrations and description of appearance and colour; Size, type of habitat, geographical range and flowering season; Herbal medicinal uses In addition, the introduction has sections on the parts of the flower, stem, leaf and fruit, and information on the common and scientific names of wild flowers.
By: Collins UK
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Edition:New ed
Series:Collins GEM
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Collins
ISBN/EAN:0007178549 / 9780007178544
Format:Paperback
Pagination:256 pages, illustrations, 400 colour photos
Dimensions:117 x 82 mm
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:01/03/2004
