Author: H C. WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Wild Flowers of Switzerland
A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps
Author: Ansgar HoppePublisher: Pelagic Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781907807404
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the colourful world of alpine flowers. This practical book will help you make a quick, reliable identification of over 500 species illustrated with colour photographs. For each plant the common name, scientific name, flowering time, plant height, protected status, and distribution (habitat and altitude) are described.
Alpine Flowers
Author: Gillian PricePublisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783620323
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour and also includes a glossary of flower parts and an introduction which describes the amazing lengths that these tiny gems go to to survive at altitude. Alpine expert author Gillian Price says: 'It never ceases to amaze me that such tiny plants can spend months on end buried under metres of snow and ice - weathering temperatures as low as minus 25°C - then sprout back to life when things thaw out and warm up. In springtime you can spot the fragile purple petals of the Alpine Snowbell pushing their way through snow - they contain an anti-freeze that enables them to melt it. Masters of adaptation and survival, alpine flowers can trap insects, store precious water, expel excess minerals and fool insects.' Each flower entry includes a clear photograph and essential description along with its name in English, Latin, German, French and Italian and interesting information about the origins of some of the more curious flower names. Each one is also indexed by its English and its Latin name so you can follow up a hunch about a name or find out more about a flower.
The Sphere
Author: Forestry
Author: Francis George HeathPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
The Flower-fields of Alpine Switzerland
Author: George FlemwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alpine flowers
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Switzerland
Author: Heinz K. MeierPublisher: Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Forestry; a journal of forest and estate management
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The Traveller's Handbook to Switzerland
Author: Thomas Cook (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
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