Flora of Connemara and the Burren

This book provides a general account of the flora of Connemara and the Burren, with details of the distribution of the various species.

D. A. Webb (Author), Mary J. P. Scannell (Author)

9780521233958, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 February 1983

382 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg

Connemara and the Burren are two adjacent but strongly contrasted regions of the west of Ireland which have long been famous among botanists - professional and amateur alike - for their wealth of rare and interesting plants. But in spite of their renown there is no general account of their flora with details of the distribution of the various species. This book fills the gap. Written on the traditional pattern of a county Flora, it gives detailed localities for all but the commonest species and discusses in greater detail than is usual in such works their ecology, wider geographical distribution and their variation.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
The flora region and its eight districts
Geology and soils
Climate
Character of the flora
Notes on some of the habitats
The vegetation since the last glaciation
The history of our knowledge of the flora
Part I. Flowering Plants, Conifers, and Pteridophytes: Notes on the text
1. Dicotyledons
2. Monocotyledons
3. Gymnosperms
4. Pteridophytes
5. Mosses and liverworts
6. Lichens
7. Marine algae
8. Freshwater algae
9. Funghi
Bibliography
Part II. Maps, Indexes: Map 1. Connemara (comprising districts 5, 6, 7 and 8, with part of 4)
Map 2. The Burren (comprising districts 1, 2 and 3, with parts of 4, 5 and 6)
Topographical index
Index of English and Irish names
Index of Latin names.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]