Ed.-in-Chief: Bengt Jonsell. Executive ed.: Thomas Karlsson. Volume 01. 2000. 110 figs. 368 p. 4to. Hardcover.

This is the first volume of a new great 'flora' of the Nordic countries dealing with the wild - growing vascular plants of 'Norden', from Finland in the east to Iceland in the west, and from Svalbard in the north to Denmark in the south. The scope is to provide a summary of today's knowledge. Volume 1 treats 618 taxa of ferns, conifers, and the families Salicaceae to Polygonaceae and includes distribution maps for256 taxa. For all species, subspecies, varieties and hybrids - also casual aliens- synonyms, Nordic vernacular names and distribution information is included. For the more common casuals and for allresidents, a fairly detailed description is provided, together with information on, e.g. chromosome numbers, ecology, reproductive biology and means of introduction; occurrence in Norden is summarized on a dot map of 88 floristic provinces. Matters like variation and species delimitation are freely discussed, and unsolved problems are stated.-Good second hand copy.