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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
An excellent book, spot on illustration, THE bible, 22 Jan 2001
I bought this as a novice to botany.The clear illustrations,introductory key, and easily understandable text were just what I needed
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
For long the standard illustrated guide to the flora of the British Isles, 17 Jun 2006
This is one of the handiest illustrated field guides ever produced and about the best available for British flowering plants. It covers all native and long-naturalised flowering plants of the British Isles except for grasses, sedges and rushes. It also includes the commoner plants of NW Europe. That adds up to 1450 species covered, 1400+ fully described and 1000+ illustrated. 48 page general key to families and 47 pages of vegetative keys by habitat. The succinct text is set opposite the illustrations, so that all information on a species is found on a single page spread. The illustrations are simple, clear, detailed and ideally suited to plant identification. This is a book that has given me hundreds of hours of pleasure in the field and I am looking forward to getting my hands on the new edition. The only other similar guide to the British flora would be Blamey, Fitter & Fitter's "Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland". At the end of the day, the choice comes down to personal preference as both guides are authoritative.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
A flora every botanist should not be without, 2 Jun 2000
An excellent wild flower handbook, illusrations clear, and keys extremely user friendly.
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