Field Guide to Fynbos

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Field Guide to Fynbos is written by John Manning and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1775845915 (ISBN 10) and 9781775845911 (ISBN 13).

Field Guide to Fynbos features over 1,000 species from the Cape Floristic Region – home to one of the world’s richest floras. This fully updated edition focuses on the most common and ‘showy’ plants. An introduction unpacks the world of fynbos – including origins, diversity, climate and adaptations – and is followed by a photographic key and descriptions of the fynbos families. Species descriptions are accompanied by photographs, distribution maps, comparisons with similar species, and notes on traditional uses. For botanists and amateurs alike, this will remain an indispensable guide to South Africa’s most renowned flora. Sales points: written by an expert in the field, fully revised and updated, will enable identification of a vast array of fynbos species, glorious full-colour photographs of all featured species, key to plant families for easy ID.