The lycopods and ferns of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. 2016. 307 col. photogr. 17 line figs. 392 p. Hardcover.

The lycopods and ferns of the Drakensberg and Lesotho is the most comprehensive account of the native and naturalizedlycopod and fern species occurring in the Drakensberg and Lesotho region. Introductory chapters provide insights into the ecology, structure and classification of living ferns and lycopods and their extinct relatives. The chapter on species description provide detailed descriptions, distribution maps and full colour illustrations for all 117 species recorded in the region. Close-up photographs of spores and frond details aid the critical identification of each species. With a history reaching back into the ancient past, ferns and lycopods are the surviving representatives of a formerly rich and exotic world of plants that remains largely unknown to naturalists and botanistsalike.