Book ID: 107846
Manning, John C. and Colin Paterson - Jones
Field Guide to Fynbos. 2nd rev.ed. 2018. Many col. photogr. 509 p. Paper bd.
Field Guide to Fynbos features over 1,000 species from the Cape Floristic Region, home to one of the worlds richest floras. This fully updated edition focuses on the most common and showy plants. An introduction unpacks the world of fynbos including origins, diversity, climate and adaptations and is followed by a photographic key and descriptions of the fynbos families. Species descriptions are accompanied by photographs, distribution maps, comparisons with similar species, and notes on traditional uses. For botanists and amateurs alike, this will remain an indispensable guide to South Africas most renowned flora.