Essential reading for both the amateur gardener and professional botanist, this is a definitive and comprehensive guide to all the native and naturalized grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns to be found in the British Isles, and all those that are frequently found in north-western Europe. Over 420 species are described and over 350 are illustrated in full colour plates of exceptional beauty and accuracy. Following the general nomenclature and classification, the author describes each species in detail, stressing the features most important for accurate identification. There is also an invaluable illustrated glossary of technical terms and plant structures.
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The Grasses are one of the most important plant families in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
female glumes, blunt ligules, forked beak, tubular ligules, rounded ligules, female spikelets, perianth bristles, truncate beak, outer fronds, equal glumes, shady hedgebanks, uppermost spikelet, leafy runners, dry sandy grasslands, less stalkless, lowest bract, spikelets ovoid, lower spikelets, upper glume, pale midribs, notched beak, male florets, frond midrib, silvery margins, wet rock ledges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flowering June-August, Flowering June-July, Flowering July-August, Fruiting July-August, Scottish Highlands, True Sedges, Flowering May-June, Flowering June-September, Fruiting July-September, Channel Islands, Fruiting June-July, Flowering May-July, Fruiting June-August, Fruiting June-September, Male Fern, Annual Fescues, Flowering July-September, Buckler Ferns, East Anglia, Flowering August-October, Flowering April-May, New Forest, The Netherlands, True Rushes, Flowering August-September New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The Grasses are one of the most important plant families in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
female glumes, blunt ligules, forked beak, tubular ligules, rounded ligules, female spikelets, perianth bristles, truncate beak, outer fronds, equal glumes, shady hedgebanks, uppermost spikelet, leafy runners, dry sandy grasslands, less stalkless, lowest bract, spikelets ovoid, lower spikelets, upper glume, pale midribs, notched beak, male florets, frond midrib, silvery margins, wet rock ledges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flowering June-August, Flowering June-July, Flowering July-August, Fruiting July-August, Scottish Highlands, True Sedges, Flowering May-June, Flowering June-September, Fruiting July-September, Channel Islands, Fruiting June-July, Flowering May-July, Fruiting June-August, Fruiting June-September, Male Fern, Annual Fescues, Flowering July-September, Buckler Ferns, East Anglia, Flowering August-October, Flowering April-May, New Forest, The Netherlands, True Rushes, Flowering August-September New!
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