Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand & Pretoria Region
Author : Braam Van Wyk
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
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Author : Braam Van Wyk
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
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Author : Braam Van Wyk
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
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This field guide focuses on the wild flowers of the Highveld and surrounding areas. Designed as a practical identification handbook, it aims to help nature-lovers in the field identify the various wild flowers they encounter. The 763 species described in this book are divided into six colour groups, so that colour is the first clue to the flower's identity. Within the colour group the species are organized into families, each defined by its diagnostic characters. Flowers occurring in more than one colour group can be found in each relevant group.
Author : J. P. Rourke
Publisher : Continental Enterprises Group
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
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South Africa's floral heritage, one of the richest in the world, continues to capture the excited attention of botanists and laymen. Like the land itself, its flora provides an abundance of contrasts, from the bashful disa to the proudly beautiful strelitzia, the majestic giant protea and the wealth of ericas which share its rocky kingdom, the blazing carpets of daisies of Namaqualand, to the burnished spears of an aloe-covered hillside. The first chapter introduces the reader to the wonders of our floral kingdom while brief captions identify each flower and indicate when and where it is likely to be seen. Essentially all the more decorative families of flowering plants have been covered. Plates are grouped according to families and a brief commentary introduces each family. Scientific names are used throughout with common names being given where these are accepted, as well as anecdotes relating to utilitarian, medicinal or horticultural uses. The guide concludes with a useful bibliography of illustrated publications on South African wild flowers, providing guidelines for further reading, and a index.
Author : Doreen Bolnick
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Wild flowers
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Page : 312 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
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Author : Vincent Carruthers
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 1866 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775844641
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Author : Elsa Pooley
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 42,12 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Trees
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
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Author : Herbert Otto
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2014-07-23
Category :
ISBN : 1775841685
Butterflies of the Kruger National Park and Surrounds enables identification of these colourful creatures and hopes to promote general interest in the natural world. A lavish and fascinating introduction raises topics such as classification of Lepidoptera, butterfly behavior, names, biology and life cycle, flower adaptations, larval host plants, etc. Each family is first described, then the subfamily, followed by the genus and finally the species. Each of the known KNP butterfly species is dealt with on its own page, with its common and scientific names, life history, etymology and larval host plants. On the opposite page is a gallery of photographs of the butterfly in its environment, often complemented with life cycle and larval host plant photographs. A distribution map is provided for each butterfly species, with red dots indicating KNP rest camps where the butterfly is found, and a pie chart showing the butterfly’s status – how rare or how common it is.
Author : James Cullen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0521761603
The definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental flowering plants, thoroughly updated to include the latest taxonomic knowledge.