Flowers of South-West Europe: A Field Guide

By B.E. Smythies, Oleg Polunin, Oleg Polunin; B.E. Smythies

Book Overview

The Iberian peninsula is one of the richest botanical regions of Europe. The Flowers of South-West Europe is a unique field guide, describing over 2,400 different flowering plants and including hundreds of line drawings, color photographs, and detailed keys for easy identification. The book also provides a firsthand account of the best plant-hunting areas of the region. The maps, landscape photographs, and double-page spreads of local plants will give readers a lively idea of where to go and what to look for. First published in 1988, this classic text by one of the world's foremost botanists has never been surpassed. The only comprehensive guide to the flora of southwest Europe, this reissued version will delight botanists, gardeners, conservationists, and naturalists interested in the Iberian peninsula, and will appeal also to the many travelers to this popular region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192881787
• ISBN13: 9780192881786
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 5.8"