South Africa's varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs,
a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning
beauty. This field guide covers more than 1,100 species, focusing on the
most common, conspicuous and 'showy' plants of the region. It offers
easy-to-use keys for identifying plant families, species descriptions
with vivid photographs, distribution maps and indication of flowering
season. It will enable flower enthusiasts to accurately identify
flowering plants encountered across South Africa.