Collins Gem Wild Flowers

Description: 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. Review: 'A must for car and pocket. A great little book. Ideal for novice botanists to carry everywhere' -Amazon reader's review of previous edition. Author Biography: The text is written by Martin Walters, an experienced natural history writer.