Description This practical pocket field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes more than 180 wild flower species from Britain and the near Continent.Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details of the flowers, leaves and growth habit of the plant. A concise written account outlines further essential information, such as size, description, habitat, flowering time and distribution to help you identify wild flowers.The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations artworks aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. Table of Contents IntroductionLife Cycle of Flowering PlantsLeaf TypesFlower Forms and TypesAdapting To Their EnvironmentWild FlowersMistletoesHopsNettlesKnotweedsGoosefootsPinksButtercupsPoppiesFumitoriesCabbagesSundewsStonecropsSaxifragesRosesPeasWood sorrelsCrane's-billsFlaxesSpurgesMilkwortsMallowsSt John's-wortsVioletsLoosestrifesWillowherbsIviesCarrotsPrimrosesHeathersSea-lavendersGentiansBedstrawsBindweedsBoragesDead-nettlesNightshadesFigwortsBroomrapesMoschatelsValeriansButterwortsPlantainsHoneysucklesTeaselsBellflowersDaisiesLiliesIrisesArumsOrchidsWater-liliesWater-plantains
