Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa
Author | : John Manning |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2013-08-22 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1920544879 |
Field Guide to Wildflowers of South Africa describes more than 1 100 of the shrubs and herbs of the region, highlighting the most conspicuous species and those most likely to be encountered across the country. The emphasis is on identifying plants progressively to family, genus and species level: a novel identification aid and easy-to-use keys guide users to the correct family and genus, while individual species descriptions, accompanied by a clear photograph, distribution map and an indication of flowering season, help them to pinpoint the plant. By using the guide, wild-flower enthusiasts at all levels will now be able to accurately identify plants in any part of South africa.
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand & Pretoria Region
Author | : Braam Van Wyk |
Publisher | : Struik Publishers |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula – Quick ID Guide
Author | : Hugh Clarke |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2019-09-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1775846415 |
Written with the non-specialist in mind, this guide is a must-have for flower lovers, hikers, tour guides and tourists – anyone interested in identifying the wild flowers that grace the Cape Peninsula. Quick ID Guide: Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula covers the most remarkable and commonly seen wild flowers of Table Mountain, Silvermine and Cape Point. The book was originally published as Common Wild Flowers of Table Mountain in 2007, then revised in 2013 to include the flowers of Silvermine. This new edition offers: 360 (previously 208) of the region’s most remarkable and commonly seen wild flowers; clear photographs of all featured flowers and concise, informative text; flowers grouped according to colour, to help with quick ID; walking routes in the Peninsula’s famed reserves, plotted on 3 clear maps; illustrated glossary of terms. Sales points: Easy-to-use, colour-coded format for quick ID; colour photograph of each flower described; well-plotted flower walks with clear route maps; all the flowers most likely to be seen on these walks; no previous botanical knowledge is necessary!
Botanical Exploration Southern Africa
Author | : Mary Gunn |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 844 |
Release | : 1981-06-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780869611296 |
This text gives biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times.
The Wildlife of Southern Africa
Author | : Vincent Carruthers |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
Total Pages | : 1866 |
Release | : 2017-02-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1775844641 |
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Highveld
Author | : Braam Van Wyk |
Publisher | : New Holland Australia(AU) |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
This field guide focuses on the wild flowers of the Highveld and surrounding areas. Designed as a practical identification handbook, it aims to help nature-lovers in the field identify the various wild flowers they encounter. The 763 species described in this book are divided into six colour groups, so that colour is the first clue to the flower's identity. Within the colour group the species are organized into families, each defined by its diagnostic characters. Flowers occurring in more than one colour group can be found in each relevant group.
The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants
Author | : James Cullen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 661 |
Release | : 2011-08-11 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0521761646 |
The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental flowering plants. Designed to meet the highest scientific standards, the vocabulary has nevertheless been kept as uncomplicated as possible so that the work is fully accessible to the informed gardener as well as to the professional botanist. This new edition has been thoroughly reorganised and revised, bringing it into line with modern taxonomic knowledge. Although European in name, the Flora covers plants cultivated in most areas of the United States and Canada as well as in non-tropical parts of Asia and Australasia. Volume 5 completes the series, and includes many important ornamental families, such as Labiatae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Acanthaceae, Campanulaceae, and the largest family of Dicotyledons, the Compositae.