FloraofGreatBritainandIreland:Volume5,Butomaceae-Orchidaceae

Plannedinfivevolumes,thisnew,criticalFloraprovidesadefinitiveaccountofthenativespecies,naturalisedspecies,frequentgardenescapesandcasualsfoundintheBritishIsles.Fullkeysanddescriptionsshouldenabletheusertonameallplantsoccurringinthewild,plussomeornamentaltreesandshrubs.Forthefirsttimedetailedaccountsofallthelargeapomicticgeneraaregivenandmanyinfraspecificvariantsincluded.Eachspeciesentrybeginswiththeacceptedlatinname,synonymsandthecommonEnglishname.Adetaileddescriptionfollows,withseparatedescriptionsbeinggivenforinfraspecifictaxa.Informationonstatus,ecologyanddistributionisalsoincluded.Clearblackandwhitelinedrawingsillustrateanextensiveglossaryandalsoilluminatethediagnosticfeaturesofanumberofgroupsofplants.