Anne Harrap, Simon Harrap

Orchids of Britain and Ireland (eBook, PDF)

A Field and Site Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Orchids have long held a fascination, both for keen botanists and
the general public. From the mania of Victorian collectors to the
enthusiasm of modern photographers, this family of flowering plants has
a strange and exotic appeal. Many orchids are beautiful, and some are
rare.

This well illustrated orchid guide covers the identification,
biology and conservation of British and Irish orchids. Until recently,
the whereabouts of the rarer species was shrouded in secrecy, making
publication of any details ethically impossible. In the last few years,
however, these veils have been lifted and it is now possible to publish
locations for all but one or two species. For the first time, this book
includes a detailed site guide, covering the best places to see orchids
in Britain.

"A model field guide: good, large photographs that are actually
rather gorgeous; a clear text that tells you how to identify the plant
using the English language rather than "botanicalese"; useful diagrams
of those spectacular flower parts; and a really comprehensive section
on geographical range and subspecies." The Daily Telegraph

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408133231
• Artikelnr.: 41356253

Autorenporträt

Anne Harrap is a botanist with a Masters in Ecology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Orchid Biology Orchid Habitats Orchid Conservation Field Guide
Notes on the species accounts Species Accounts Lady's-slipper Cypripedium
calceolus Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra Sword-leaved Helleborine
Cephalanthera longifolia White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium Lesser
Twayblade Neottia cordata Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Bird's-nest Orchid
Neottia nidus-avis Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris Dark-red
Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis
helleborine Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata Narrow-lipped
Helleborine Epipactis leptochila Dune Helleborine Epipactis dunensis
Lindisfarne Helleborine Epipactis sancta Green-flowered Helleborine
Epipactis phyllanthes Ghost Orchid Epipogium aphyllum Fen Orchid Liparis
loeselii Bog Orchid Hammarbya paludosa Coralroot Orchid Corallorhiza
trifida Creeping Lady's-tresses Goodyera repens Irish Lady's-tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Summer
Lady's-tresses Spiranthes aestivalis Musk Orchid Herminium monorchis Man
Orchid Orchis anthropophora Monkey Orchid Orchis simia Military Orchid
Orchis militaris Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea Early Purple Orchid Orchis
mascula Small White Orchid Pseudorchis albida Lesser Butterfly Orchid
Platanthera bifolia Greater Butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha Common
Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia conopsea Heath Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia
borealis Marsh Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia densiflora Early Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata Conten Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis Common
Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Heath Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza
maculata Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Pugsley's Marsh
Orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides Hebridean Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza
ebudensis Northern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Irish Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza occidentalis Dense-flowered Orchid Neotinea maculata Burnt
Orchid Neotinea ustulata Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum
Loose-flowered Orchid Anacamptis laxiflora Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis
pyramidalis Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Small-flowered Tongue
Orchid Serapias parviflora Greater Tongue Orchid Serapias lingua Fly Orchid
Ophrys insectifera Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Late Spider Orchid Ophrys
fuciflora Early Spider Orchid Ophrys sphegodes Other species Orchid family
tree Map of vice-counties Orchid flowering periods Site Guide Introduction
to the site accounts Useful addresses Botanical organisations Abbreviations
Site Accounts Southeast England Southwest England and Channel Islands East
Anglia Central England Northern England and Isle of Man Wales Scotland
Ireland Glossary Sources of information and bibliography Index of species