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Manning, John

 
9781775846765: Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa: Also Includes Lesotho and Swaziland

Synopsis

South Africa's varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty. This field guide covers more than 1,100 species, focusing on the most common, conspicuous and 'showy' plants of the region. It offers easy-to-use keys for identifying plant families, species descriptions with vivid photographs, distribution maps and indication of flowering season. It will enable flower enthusiasts to accurately identify flowering plants encountered across South Africa.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Manning is a botanist at the SA National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town. A world authority on the Iris and Hyacinth families, he has written many popular and scientific papers and articles and is known for his flower illustrations and photographs - many of which appear in this book. He has authored and co-authored a range of southern African wild flower guides, including the companion volume, Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa.

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