Mountain Flowers

Mountain flowers are the most romantic in our flora, and Michael Scott has roamed every part of the hill scenery of Britain to bring his passion, learning, and hands-on experience to his subject. This is field botany at its best, engaging, exciting, and full of wonder. The book examines Britains richest upland sites, bringing an important 21st-century perspective to our understanding of the flora along the way. It is illustrated with over 340 color photographs of plants and their spectacular habitats and includes detailed profiles of over 150 of the most characteristic species. It will prove an indispensable companion for hillwalkers and climbers wanting to learn more about the enigmatic species that are such an intrinsic part of the British mountain landscape.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 03 January 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Mountain flowers are among the most romantic and enigmatic in our flora, often remote from human habitation. Michael Scott, a renowned field botanist, has explored every part of the hill scenery of Britain and brings a passion, learning, and hands-on experience to his subject. This is field botany at its best, engaging, exciting, and full of wonder. Britains mountains and exposed sub-arctic regions of the far north are home to a remarkable range of specialist flowers, shrubs, and ferns that are able to thrive on our islands due to a combination of conditions seldom found in mainland Europe. The peculiarities of their occurrence here, at unusually low altitudes for typically alpine species and uncommonly far south for arctic species, make their ecology especially intriguing. In this invigorating journey from the Lizard of Cornwall to Unst in Shetland, Michael Scott examines Britains richest upland sites, bringing an important 21st-century perspective to our understanding of the flora along the way. It is illustrated with over 340 colour photographs of plants and their spectacular habitats. Lavishly illustrated, Mountain Flowers has much to offer wild flower enthusiasts and botanists, including detailed profiles of over 150 of the plants most characteristic of our montane regions, with 20 extended profiles for the most enigmatic species. It will prove an indispensable companion for hillwalkers and climbers wanting to learn more about the enigmatic species that are such an intrinsic part of the British mountain landscape. Jacket artwork by Carry Akroyd.

Weight: 1312g
Dimension: 246 x 170 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472967183