Flora Europaea

The Flora Europaea, explores the synthesis of all the national and regional Floras of Europe.

T. G. Tutin (Edited by), V. H. Heywood (Edited by), N. A. Burges (Edited by), D. M. Moore (Edited by), D. H. Valentine (Edited by), S. M. Walters (Edited by), D. A. Webb (Edited by), P. W. Ball (Assisted by), A. O. Chater (Assisted by), I. K. Ferguson (Assisted by)

9780521153676, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 June 2010

500 pages
29.7 x 21 x 2.6 cm, 1.19 kg

Review of the hardback: 'One essential advantage of this work is that it elucidates the taxonomic and geographical connections and graduations of taxa that appear too much isolated in local floras. May it be used by many people, and may its good progress continue.' Watsonia

The Flora Europaea, originally published between 1964 and 1980, explores the synthesis of all the national and regional Floras of Europe. It is based on a critical review of existing literature and on studies on herbaria and in the field. It aims to be simple as well as authoritative, and should enable the reader to name as far as its subspecies any fern, conifer or flowering plant growing wild or wildly cultivated. The second of the five volumes covers the Dicotyledonous families from Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, following the Engler system. Apart from keys and descriptions, information is given on geographical distribution and, where possible, on habitat preference and chromosome number. All names used in Floras or important monographs are cited in the text or index. The text, in English, uses a limited vocabulary, and there are glossaries of technical terms and Latin equivalents.

The Flora Europaea organisation
List of contributors
Preface
Introduction
List of basic and standard floras
Synopsis of families
Key to families of angiospermae
Explanatory notes on the text
Text
Appendices
Index
Maps.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]