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Field Guide to Orchids of Britain

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Field Guide to Orchids of Britain Synopsis

This is without doubt the most comprehensive field guide to the orchids of Britain and Europe. Every one of the 216 species and 30 subspecies are described and illustrated with superb colour photographs. For each species there is a close up photograph of the flower head and a more distant view showing the whole plant. There are also nearly 200 line drawings which highlight particular identification features. The text describes each species, as well as giving detailed information on habitat, flowering season and distribution. There are distribution maps for some of the rarer species. Karl Peter Buttler is one of the foremost orchid experts in Europe. The book has been adapted for the English language by Paul Davies, a well-known natural history writer and photographer, who specializes in orchids and is author of Wild Orchids of Britain & Europe AUTHOR: Karl Peter Buttler is one of the foremost orchid experts in Europe. 562 colour plates

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ISBN: 9781852235918
Publication date: 27th May 1991
Author: Karl Peter Buttler
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 288 pages
Genres: Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest