This stunning photographic guide will cover the identification and ecology of all 51 species of wild orchid native to Britain and Ireland, and a further nine species of uncertain provenance.
Its easy-to-use format is designed to enable people to take it into the field and to identify these species whether they are a beginner or an expert.
The text covers orchid habitats, germination and growth, reproduction and pollination, hybridisation, conservation in action, and observing and photographing orchids.
Over 60 orchid profiles include information on key features to aid identification, their flowering and germination times and indicates differences with similar species and sub-species.
Colour distribution maps show where they have been seen in the last 25 years while the accompanying text makes clear the current position.
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
Strengths:
Layout, clarity, many excellent detailed photos, good distribution maps, details of confusing similar spp,
Weaknesses:
The whole plant orchid photos are hard to reproduce and some suffer slightly for this. Maybe some line drawings too would complement descriptions...?
This is an authoritive work, written by someone who knows and loves these plants. It is backed by English Nature so has a good pedigree. This is a mouth watering book for anyone interested in orchids in the field.
