Wild orchids of Britain and Europe

by: Davies, P. Davies, J. Huxley, A.

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Wild orchids of Britain and Europe

Authors: Paul Davies, Jenne Davies, Anthony Huxley

Summary:An illustrated field-guide to the wild orchids of Britain and Europe with information on their biology, distribution and classification, detailed descriptions to aid identification, and advice on where and when these flowers may be seen and photographed in their natural habitat.

Contents:
Foreword. Part 1 Orchid biology: the orchid flower including pollination and sexual reproduction, seed germination, the seedling, the underground parts, flowering span. Part 2 Orchid ecology: environmental distribution including lowlands (grasslands, stony areas, woodlands, wetlands), highlands (grasslands, woodlands, wetlands). Part 3 Classification: orchid names - key to the orchid genera. Part 4 Species descriptions: cypripedium; epipactis; cephalanthera; limodorum; epipogium; neottia; listera; spiranthes; goodyera; habenaria; gennaria; herminium; neottianthe; plantanthera; chamorchis; gymnadenia; pseudorchis; nigritella; coeloglossum; dactylorhiza; steveniella; comperia; traunsteinera; neotinea; orchis; aceras; himantoglossum; barlia; anacamptis; serapias; ophrys; corallorrhiza; calypso; microstylis; liparis; hammarbya. Part 5 In search of orchids: Great Britain; Germany; Scandinavia; Holland; France; Switzerland; Austria; Spain; Portugal; Majorca; the Canary Islands and Madeira; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Malta; Italy; Yugoslavia; Greece and its islands; Turkey; Cyprus; Syria and Lebanon; Israel. Part 6: Photographing wild orchids. Bibliography. Index.

Wild orchids of Britain and Europe

by: Davies, P. Davies, J. Huxley, A.

• ISBN-13: 9780701126421 / 978-0-7011-2642-1
• ISBN-03: 0701126426 / 0-7011-2642-6
• Chatto & Windus, London, 1988

Price: 10,00 EURO

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