British Plant Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in British natural history, British Plant Life presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the flora found across the varied landscapes of the British Isles. W. B. Turrill, a distinguished botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, details the ecological relationships, geographical distribution, and evolutionary history of British plants with scholarly precision and quiet enthusiasm. The text chronicles how climate, soil, and habitat shape plant communities — from coastal marshes and chalk downlands to ancient woodlands and upland moors — painting a vivid picture of the nation's botanical diversity. Written with the measured authority of a career scientist, it argues for a deeper understanding of plant ecology as essential to appreciating the natural heritage of Britain. An indispensable reference for botanists, naturalists, and anyone with a serious interest in the living landscape of the British Isles, it remains a classic of mid-twentieth-century scientific literature.
Author: W. B. Turrill
Format: Hardback
Published: 1948, Collins
Genre: Botany
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in British natural history, British Plant Life presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the flora found across the varied landscapes of the British Isles. W. B. Turrill, a distinguished botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, details the ecological relationships, geographical distribution, and evolutionary history of British plants with scholarly precision and quiet enthusiasm. The text chronicles how climate, soil, and habitat shape plant communities — from coastal marshes and chalk downlands to ancient woodlands and upland moors — painting a vivid picture of the nation's botanical diversity. Written with the measured authority of a career scientist, it argues for a deeper understanding of plant ecology as essential to appreciating the natural heritage of Britain. An indispensable reference for botanists, naturalists, and anyone with a serious interest in the living landscape of the British Isles, it remains a classic of mid-twentieth-century scientific literature.