A Guide to Britain's Rarest Plants
β Dixon, Christopher J
π Library
π
2017
π Pelagic Publishing
π English
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A Guide to Britain's Rarest Plants
β Scribed by Christopher Dixon
- Publisher
- Pelagic Publishing
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 162
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
For centuries, botanists have been drawn to the rarest species, sometimes with dire consequences for the species' survival. In this book, Great Britain's rarest flowering plants are discussed in turn, including the stories behind their discovery, the reasons for their rarity, and the work being done to save them from dying out. It is hoped that it will help to throw light on some of the species that normally gain little attention, and foster an appreciation of our most threatened plants. This guide describes 66 native species of plants that have the most narrowly restricted ranges in Great Britain. These range from continental, warmth-loving species in the south of England to those found only on the highest Scottish mountains. Each species is shown together with its habitat to allow the reader to better understand the ecological context. Other scarce plants in the same area are indicated.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Title page
Contents
Introduction
Creeping marshwort
Alpine rock-cress
Bristol rock-cress
Norwegian mugwort
Pedunculate sea-purslane
Small hareβs-ear
Club sedge
Starved wood-sedge
Large yellow sedge
Bristle sedge
Perennial centaury
Slender centaury
Red helleborine
Wood calamint
Lundy cabbage
Strapwort
Pigmyweed
Leafless hawkβs-beard
Ladyβs-slipper orchid
Starfruit
Cheddar pink
Diapensia
Yellow whitlow-grass
Ghost orchid
Irish spurge
Radnor lily
Snowdon lily
Alpine gentian
Fringed gentian
Fringed rupturewort
Esthwaite waterweed
Land quillwort
Pygmy rush
Least lettuce
Teesdale sandwort
Holly-leaved naiad
Least adderβs-tongue
Military orchid
Monkey orchid
Bedstraw broomrape
Oxtongue broomrape
Yellow oxytropis
Childing pink
Blue heath
American pondweed
Suffolk lungwort
Adderβs-tongue spearwort
Sand crocus
Scottish dock
Drooping saxifrage
Triangular club-rush
Brown bog-rush
Round-headed club-rush
Perennial knawel
Viperβs-grass
Cambridge milk-parsley
Fen ragwort
Moon carrot
Alpine catchfly
Downy woundwort
Water germander
Twin-headed clover
Upright clover
Spring speedwell
Dwarf pansy
Fen violet
Critical groups
Image sources
Index
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