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Flora & Invertebrates

Title:

The Flora of Dorset
Author: Bowen, Humphrey
Edition/Year: 1st 2000
Publisher: Pisces Publications
Condition:  Book: VG Dustwrapper: VG
Price:   £35

Botanically the richest 10km square in the UK is found in the Wareham area - where Calluna Books are based.  As well as the vascular plants of Dorset, bryophytes, lichens, fungi and algae are also covered in this book. Following introductory chapters each species has a very short write-up. 59 colour plates show some habitats and species and the distribution of a selection of species are illustrated by maps. 

Other titles of interest:

Brewis et al: The Flora of Hampshire. 1996. £30

Davey,FH: The Flora of Cornwall (& supplement). (1909) 1978 EP Publishing. £20

French,C et al: Flora of Cornwall. 1999. £40

Good,R: The Geographical Flora of the Dorset Flora. 1948. £45

Green et al: The Atlas Flora of Somerset. 1997. £20

Margetts & David: A Review of the Cornish Flora. 1981. £20

Roe,RGB: The Flora of Somerset. 1981. £10

 

          
       
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