In this Book
- Webbs An Irish Flora
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Cork University Press
summary
This handbook will provide the reader with a clear and reliable means of identifying those plants which grow wild in Ireland. This book is a comprehensive re-working of the classic and standard Flora of Ireland which was last published 16 years ago: this will be the eighth edition of that work. It has been brought fully up to date through incorporating the latest in botanical research and it reflects contemporary and modern approaches to plant classification based on recent advances in genetics. Trees, shrubs and climbers in winter are now covered for the first time. Also included is a list of plants that have legal protection in Ireland. Webb’s an Irish Flora is illustrated throughout with hand-coloured drawings. This handy reference book for botanists both amateur and professional, gardeners, hill walkers, students, farmers and naturalists. It is about the higher plants that grow wild and which are commonly naturalised or otherwise encountered in Ireland. It is designed to help you identify and provide you with background information on plant morphology, distribution and rarity and to educate all those interested in recognising the species of the flora of Ireland. Previous editions of the book have been used by workers outside of the specific field of study of plant identification – such as environmental consultants, the general public, students, professional and amateur botanists etc. There is a genuine demand for a Flora whose subject matter refers explicitly to Ireland whilst placing that flora in a wider context. Furthermore, a concise flora of a discrete geographical area is of interest internationally to many professional and amateur botanists and gardeners. The book has, is and will be used in student training (it is used as a basic botanical text book in some Universities in Ireland) and on training courses for professionals wishing to improve their skills and for all those needing to improve their levels of botanical expertise.
Table of Contents
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- HOW AND WHERE TO LOOK FOR PLANTS
- pp. xiii-xvi
- CONSERVATION AND LEGAL PROTECTION
- pp. xvii-xxi
- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
- pp. xxii-xxiv
- NOTES ON THE TEXT
- pp. xxv-xxvii
- GENERAL KEY TO FAMILIES OR GENERA
- pp. xxviii-xlv
- AUTHORSHIP OF FAMILIES
- pp. liii-lvi
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 435-438
- GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
- pp. 439-452
- GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES
- pp. 453-463
- INDEX TO IRISH NAMES
- pp. 465-468
- INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES AND AUTHORITIES
- pp. 469-495
- INDEX TO COMMON ENGLISH NAMES
- pp. 496-504
Additional Information
ISBN
9781909005082
Related ISBN(s)
9781859184783
MARC Record
OCLC
830022856
Pages
560
Launched on MUSE
2012-11-16
Language
English
Open Access
No