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Alpine Flowers: How to Recognize Over 200 Alpine Flowers
Gillian Price
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Description for Alpine Flowers: How to Recognize Over 200 Alpine Flowers
Paperback. A pocket field guidebook for identifying 230 of the most commonly found alpine flowers of the Alps. Categorised by colour for quick identification, each alpine flower has a photograph and description of its key features. Flower names are given in English, French, German, Italian and Latin, with notes on curious facts and origins of names. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour photos. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour and also includes a glossary of flower parts and an introduction which describes the amazing lengths that these tiny gems go to to survive at altitude. Alpine expert author Gillian Price says: 'It never ceases to amaze me that such tiny plants can spend months on end buried under metres of snow and ice - weathering temperatures as low as minus 25°C ... Read more
This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour and also includes a glossary of flower parts and an introduction which describes the amazing lengths that these tiny gems go to to survive at altitude. Alpine expert author Gillian Price says: 'It never ceases to amaze me that such tiny plants can spend months on end buried under metres of snow and ice - weathering temperatures as low as minus 25°C ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cicerone Press Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
140g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Kendal, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852845650
SKU
V9781852845650
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About Gillian Price
After a degree in Anthropology and working in adult education, Gillian Price travelled through Asia and trekked the Himalaya. Eventually settling in Venice, she now works as a freelance travel writer. Gillian is steadily exploring all the mountain ranges and flatter parts of Italy, and has produced a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of ... Read more
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