Description
This fully updated edition of Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa covers more than 1,100 species of ora, focusing on the most common, conspicuous and ‘showy’ plants around the region. An informative introduction discusses plant diversity, vegetation types, and includes a key to identifying plant groups.
John Manning is an internationally respected botanist at the SA National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town. A world authority on the Iris and Hyacinth families, he has written many popular and scientic papers and articles, and is known for his flower illustrations and photographs – many of which appear in this book. He has authored and co-authored a range of southern African wild flower guides, including the best-selling Field Guide to Fynbos.