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A beautiful, richly illustrated book on Europe's wild orchids -
perhaps the most enigmatic and popular group in the botanical
world. The orchid family (Orchidaceae), numbering some 25,000
species, is one of the world's two largest families of flowering
plants. Whilst the vast majority of orchids are found in the wet
tropics, Europe accommodates c.130 native orchid species which are
equally arranged in dense inflorescences of great beauty.
Furthermore, the adaptations encountered in some of the European
species are just as fascinating as those of their tropical
relatives. This book provides an introduction to the native orchids
of Europe. It features four sections: `Structure and systematics',
`Orchids and the environment', `Orchid portraits' and `How to learn
more'. This part constitutes the bulk of the book, presenting
individual genera in a sequence which reflects their most likely
evolutionary relationships. Each genus is introduced by one page of
text and illustrated by one or more colour plates on the following
pages. The text gives information on how to recognise the genus,
where it is distributed, and the estimated number of species it
contains - alongside information on the range of environmental
requirements and flowering times in the European species. Depending
on the genus, additional information may be found on topics such as
pollination biology, associated fungi, evolutionary relationships
or systematic problems. Beautiful watercolour artwork accompanies
the text, making this an indispensable gift for anyone interested
in the natural world. Not only is it a useful field guide, it is
also a beautiful art book.
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