The Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora
presents nearly 4,800 seed illustrations, supplemented with detailed
seed descriptions, brief plant descriptions, and information on the
locality and the native source of plants. The Carpathian flora covered
in this atlas occurs not only in the Carpathian Mountains, but also in
large lowlands extending towards the south, north and east and involves
introduced and invading flora of more than 7,500 species. Since the
morphological characteristics of the seeds are usually constant they are
very important for determination of systematic units. This publication
is unique on two counts. Its scope extends to an unprecedented number of
different plant seeds from a wide-ranging region. Moreover, it presents
descriptions in unusual detail.