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Orchids of Britain and Ireland : A Field and Site Guide.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (481 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781408133231
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Orchids of Britain and IrelandDDC classification:
  • 584.40941
LOC classification:
  • QK495.O64.H26 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Orchid Biology -- Orchid Habitats -- Orchid Conservation -- Field Guide -- Genus CYPRIPEDIUM - Lady's-slippers -- Genus CEPHALANTHERA - Helleborines (I) -- Genus NEOTTIA - Bird's-nest Orchids and Twayblades -- Genus EPIPACTIS - Helleborines (II) -- Genus EPIPOGIUM - Ghost Orchids -- Genus LIPARIS - Fen orchid -- Genus HAMMARBYA - Bog orchid -- Genus CORALLORHIZA - Coralroot orchids -- Genus GOODYERA - Lady's-tresses (i) -- Genus SPIRANTHES - Lady's-tresses (II) -- Genus HERMINIUM - Musk orchid -- Genus ORCHIS - 'Typical' orchids -- Genus PSEUDORCHIS - Small white Orchid -- Genus PLATANTHERA - Butterfly Orchids -- Genus GYMNADENIA - Fragrant Orchids -- Genus DACTYLORHIZA - Marsh Orchids and Spotted Orchids -- Genus NEOTINEA - Dense-flowered and Burnt Orchids -- Genus HIMANTOGLOSSUM - Lizard Orchid -- Genus ANACAMPTIS - Loose-flowered, Pyramidal and Green-winged Orchids -- Genus SERAPIAS - Tongue Orchids -- Genus OPHRYS - Bee and Spider Orchids -- Other species -- Orchid Family Tree -- Vice-Counties -- Orchid Flowering Periods -- Useful Addresses -- Botanical Organisations -- Abbreviations -- Site Guide -- Southeast England -- Southwest England and Channel Islands -- East Anglia -- Central England -- Northern England and Isle of Man -- Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) -- Glossary -- Sources of Information and Bibliography -- Index of Species.
Summary: This richly-illustrated guide covers the identification, biology andconservation of British and Irish orchids. Only recently has it becomepossible to publish locations for almost all species. For the firsttime, this book includes a detailed site guide, covering the bestplaces to see orchids in Britain.
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Intro -- Title page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Orchid Biology -- Orchid Habitats -- Orchid Conservation -- Field Guide -- Genus CYPRIPEDIUM - Lady's-slippers -- Genus CEPHALANTHERA - Helleborines (I) -- Genus NEOTTIA - Bird's-nest Orchids and Twayblades -- Genus EPIPACTIS - Helleborines (II) -- Genus EPIPOGIUM - Ghost Orchids -- Genus LIPARIS - Fen orchid -- Genus HAMMARBYA - Bog orchid -- Genus CORALLORHIZA - Coralroot orchids -- Genus GOODYERA - Lady's-tresses (i) -- Genus SPIRANTHES - Lady's-tresses (II) -- Genus HERMINIUM - Musk orchid -- Genus ORCHIS - 'Typical' orchids -- Genus PSEUDORCHIS - Small white Orchid -- Genus PLATANTHERA - Butterfly Orchids -- Genus GYMNADENIA - Fragrant Orchids -- Genus DACTYLORHIZA - Marsh Orchids and Spotted Orchids -- Genus NEOTINEA - Dense-flowered and Burnt Orchids -- Genus HIMANTOGLOSSUM - Lizard Orchid -- Genus ANACAMPTIS - Loose-flowered, Pyramidal and Green-winged Orchids -- Genus SERAPIAS - Tongue Orchids -- Genus OPHRYS - Bee and Spider Orchids -- Other species -- Orchid Family Tree -- Vice-Counties -- Orchid Flowering Periods -- Useful Addresses -- Botanical Organisations -- Abbreviations -- Site Guide -- Southeast England -- Southwest England and Channel Islands -- East Anglia -- Central England -- Northern England and Isle of Man -- Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) -- Glossary -- Sources of Information and Bibliography -- Index of Species.

This richly-illustrated guide covers the identification, biology andconservation of British and Irish orchids. Only recently has it becomepossible to publish locations for almost all species. For the firsttime, this book includes a detailed site guide, covering the bestplaces to see orchids in Britain.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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