Book ID: 109851
Thorogood, Chris and Simon Hiscock
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve. 2nd rev. ed. 2019. illus. 272 p. Paper bd.
The most comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park, an area of immense botanical importance with numerous endemic and rare species. Detailed easy-to-use entries make this guide an essential companion for botanists, students and wildlife tourists.
This second edition has been updated with the latest plant phylogenetic relationships, and includes information on where to see plants, and descriptions of habitat and vegetation types. In addition rare and unusual plants of the region are highlighted, including orchids and parasitic plants.
With over 1,000 species descriptions, the book is illustrated throughout with more than 650 stunning colour photographs and 780 line drawings.