Green Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe

Aimed at both the general reader and the amateur naturalist, this guide presents 150 of the best known species of wild flowers common to Britain and Europe. Each species is described in detail and is illustrated with a colour painting. The introduction contains advice on identifying wild flowers, the different families and a detailed key to flower species. Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe. A huge variety of wild flowers grow in fields, gardens, woodlands and even on roadsides, and recognising individual species can prove challenging. The Green Guide to Wild Flowers makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike. Concise descriptions include information on habitat, months in flower, as well as important features like fruit, leaf structure and stem Beautiful colour illustrations of all 150 species Detailed introduction includes colour photographs, botanical keys and information on families of wild flowers