Field Guide to Coastal Wildflowers of Britain, Ireland and Northwest Europe / / Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Sterry, Paul,; Cleave, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Wild Nature Press ; 30
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

A richly illustrated guide to the wildflowers and other flora of coastal Britain, Ireland and Northwest EuropeThe rugged and beautiful coastal regions of Britain and Ireland are among the crowning glories of these islands. Few visitors can fail to marvel at the stunning sight of Cornwall’s clifftops resplendent with flowering Thrift, or be struck by the resilience of plants that thrive on the inhospitable shingle beaches of Dungeness on the coast of Kent. This field guide covers more than 600 species of wildflowers and other coastal flora found in the British Isles and coastal mainland Northwest Europe. Detailed species accounts describe wildflowers, grasses, sedges and rushes that occur on the coast or in abundance within sight of the sea. Stunningly illustrated throughout, this comprehensive, user-friendly guide also covers trees and shrubs, nonflowering plants like mosses and seaweeds and more broadly, the natural history of coastal habitats.Covers more than 600 speciesFeatures hundreds of spectacular colour photosDescribes nonflowering plants such as ferns, mosses, liverworts, lichens, fungi and seaweedsProvides the most up-to-date colour distribution maps for Britain and Ireland

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOSSARY -- Habitat overviews -- CONSERVATION -- Species accounts – trees and shrubs -- Species accounts – wildflowers -- THE ISLES OF SCILLY – a botanical hotspot -- ARCTIC AND ALPINE FLORA MEET THE COAST -- Species accounts – non-flowering plants -- FURTHER READING -- USEFUL ADDRESSES -- INDEX