This lavishly illustrated and accessible reference book provides a
comprehensive guide to the world of wild flowers and flora - including
trees, shrubs, herbs, cacti, weeds, grasses, aquatic plants and mosses.
The book is arranged according to geographic region, and every entry
includes information on flower hue, size and shape, stem, height and
spread, leaf size and shape, number of flowers per flower head, as well
as details of its environment and the pollinator. This richly
illustrated guide to the world's flora provides a comprehensive
reference book to be used by the whole family. It is a stunning visual
introduction to the most important wild flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs,
cacti, grasses, mosses, aquatic plants and weeds. Each encyclopedic
entry includes information about flower and leaf size, shape, hue and
height, number of blooms per stem and the locality where it can be
found, and it is beautifully illustrated with more than 1700 botanical
artworks, identification photographs and maps.