rel="nofollow" href="#litres_trial_promo">St John’s-wort and Rock-rose Families
Waterwort and Willowherb Families
Willowherb and Dogwood Families
Heather and Crowberry Families
Wintergreen, Bird’s-nest and Thrift Families
Gentian, Bogbean, Periwinkle and Bedstraw Families
Bedstraw, Jacob’s-ladder and Dodder Families
Vervain and Dead-nettle Families
Dead-nettle and Butterfly-bush Families
Nightshade and Figwort Families
Figwort Family Scrophulariaceae
Figwort and Broomrape Families
Broomrape, Moschatel and Valerian Families
Valerian and Butterwort Families
Plantain and Arrowgrass Families
Honeysuckle and Teasel Families
Teasel and Bellflower Families
Bellflower Family Campanulaceae
Iris, Black Bryony and Lords-and-ladies Families
Bur-reed, Bulrush and Rush Families
The New Forest and Isle of Wight
South-East England’S Estuaries and Coasts
Scottish Highlands and Western Isles
Further Reading and Useful Organisations
PEOPLE LIVING IN BRITAIN and Ireland seldom have to travel far to find a wealth of wild flowers and, although the region’sv plantlife faces significant conservation issues, residents should feel privileged to live in such a flower-rich part of the world. Underpinning our floral diversity is a rich array of habitats, the product of our region’s topography, geology and history of land use. Good fortune, in the form of the Gulf Stream, dictates a mild and comparatively equable climate for much of the time, and this, too, contributes to botanical diversity. Complete British Wild Flowers has arisen from my personal love for the flora of Britain and Ireland, not to mention half a lifetime devoted to photographing our wild flowers.
THE REGION COVERED BY THIS BOOK
The region covered by this book comprises the whole of mainland England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, as well as offshore islands including the Shetlands, Orkneys, Hebrides, Isle of Man and the Isles of Scilly. In addition, I have included the Channel Islands because their proximity to, and ecological affinities with, northern France allow them to make a valuable contribution to our flora.