Collins Wild Flower Guide

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The keys have all been improved on and updated (and in some cases rewritten entirely), making the book inherently more accessible. This has been my main botanical reference book for 8 years of working as an ecologist, carrying out a variety of botanical surveys. Species are described and illustrated on the same page, with up-to-date authoritative text aiding identification. The only slight fault, that may cause some readers a little consternation, is that the identification key is divided up by genus and spread throughout the book.

Even at its huge depth and quite a weight I will consider carrying it into the field on appropriate 'flower based days'. The book has mostly common plants but the serious plant hunter will need companion floras like Stace 3. The introduction does explain everything you need to know, and it is essential for the laymen to read it; be patient and when in doubt, use either alternate bookYouTube as a supplemental tutor for identification. Featuring all flowering plants, including trees and grasses, and ferns, this field guide to the wild flowers of Britain and northern Europe has been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Following on from its successful launch in 2009, "Collins Wild Flower Guide" - the ultimate reference book for wild flower enthusiasts - now enters its second edition.

There have been some more substantial revisions to some of the keys, presumably improvements resulting from a review or from feedback that the authors have received.

Helpful information about habitats of wild flowers and useful tips to aid identification are included along with a botanical hotspots section detailing 100 rarer species. Experience the joy of discovering the natural world around you with this beautiful pocket guide to British wild flowers, an inspiration and treat designed to enthral all nature lovers.Similar species have their leaves shown clearly behind the flower and this has allowed me to name a species that has been puzzling me for a couple of years!