Britain's ferns :
a field guide to the clubmosses, quillworts, horsetails and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland /
James Merryweather.
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| Summary: | A comprehensive photographic guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain. This is an illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification guide to the fifty-seven ferns and seventeen other pteridophytes that occur in Britain. It is a suitable companion for botanists, naturalists, professional ecologists and anyone else with an interest in this fascinating group of non-flowering vascular plants. Designed to appeal to beginners and experts alike, this authoritative book includes novel identification keys and comparison tables that have been carefully devised to present only essential, easily understood technical terms and descriptions, avoiding jargon as much as possible. Cross-referenced throughout to facilitate the comparison of similar species, this definitive field guide is the go-to source for identifying these species with confidence.Features hundreds of stunning colour photographsComprehensive coverage of Britain's 57 species of ferns, 6 clubmosses, 3 quillworts and 8 horsetailsIncludes novel, easy-to-use, jargon-free identification keys and comparison tables.-- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | WildGuides.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: 280 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9780691180397 0691180393 |
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