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Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa

ISBN 
9781775846765
Format 
Trade Paperback
Recommended Price 
R580.00
Published 
January 2019
About the book: 

South Africa’s varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty. This field guide covers more than 1,100 species, focusing on the most common, conspicuous and ‘showy’ plants of the region. It offers easy-to-use keys for identifying plant families, species descriptions with vivid photographs, distribution maps and indication of flowering season. It will enable flower enthusiasts to accurately identify flowering plants encountered across South Africa.

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About the Author

John Manning is an internationally acclaimed botanist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). A prolific writer, illustrator, and photographer, he has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers, magazine articles, and books on South Africa’s flora, including  Field Guide to Fynbos, Pocket Guide Fynbos, Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa,  and  Ericas of the Fynbos.

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