Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of the British Isles and North Western Europe
By Francis Rose
1989
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Essential reading for both the amateur gardener and professional botanist, this is a definitive and comprehensive guide to all the native and naturalized grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns to be found in the British Isles, and all those that are frequently found in north-western Europe. Over 420 species are described and over 350 are illustrated in full colour plates of exceptional beauty and accuracy. Following the general nomenclature and classification, the author describes each species in detail, stressing the features most important for accurate identification. There is also an invaluable illustrated glossary of technical terms and plant structures.
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Francis Rose
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Francis Rose was, until his retirement in 1981, Reader in Biogeography at King's college, University of London. He is a lifelong botanist whose specialist studies have included the history and distribution of the British and adjacent continental flora, mosses, the effects of air pollution on vegetation and the ecology and distribution of epiphytic lichens. He is author of many scientific papers, and of several books, with D. L. Hawksworth. In 2000 Dr Rose was awarded the MBE for services to botany and in 2001 the Cadbury Medal for conservation.
