Flora

for

Germany - Gran Canaria - La Palma - Mallorca - Tenerife

Identify wild flowers, shrubs, and trees with only four simple criteria

Colour of flower - Form of flower - Positioning of leaves - Type of leaf margin


Leaves entire Leaves not entire
Leaves
opposite
Leaves
not so
Leaves
opposite
Leaves
not so
Flowers
small
HPGTC - - PTC - - HPGTC PGTC
HPGTC PTC PGTC HPGTC - - HPGTC HPGTC
- - HPGTC - - - C -
- HPGTC - HPGTC - - - HPGTC
Flowers
with
2-4 petals
HPGTC - PT HPGTC - - - PGT
- - PT - - - - HPGTC
- - - - - - - -
- - - TC - - - HPGTC
Flowers
with
5 petals
T HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC PGTC PTC HPGTC HPGTC
HPGTC - HPGTC HPGTC PGTC - HPGTC PGTC
PGTC CPT HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC - HPGTC PGTC
- CPT PT PGTC - PGTC T T
Flowers
with
more than
5 petals
HPGTC - HPGTC PGTC - - - -
- - HP HPGTC - - - -
- - - P HPGTC - - -
- - HPGTC HPGTC - HPGTC - -
Flowers
in
umbels
- - - - - - G HPGTC
- - - HPGTC - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Flowers
irregular
HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC HPGTC TCF
- - T - - - - -
HPGTC - T-PGC HPGTC HPGTC - - -
P T T T HPGTC HPGTC T PGT
Flowers
daisy-like
or
dandelion-like
- - - HTC - - PGTC -
- - - - - - C GTCF
- - - - - - - TC
- - - - - - - C
Flowers
different
- P HPGTC - - - HPGTC HPGT
PTC - T GT - - - GTC
- - HPGTC GT - - T -
- PTC - HPGTC - - - HPGTC

Plant identification of more than 1,000 wild flower species on a single page

Using only the following four criteria

 - colour of flower
 - form of flower
 - positioning of leaves
 - type of leaf margin

a simple table permits access to 256 different groups of plants. They separate the species in a way that allows plant identification directly or with only a few subsequent steps on the page number shown in the table. Similarly, the table shown here provides quick access to over 70 of the 554 endemic species currently known to occur on the Canary Islands. (H: Hierro, P: La Palma, G: Gomera, T: Teneriffa, C: Gran Canaria).

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Flora of Germany for quick plant identification of over 1,000 species

ebook (84 MB/€ 29,99) ISBN 978-3-662-61696-3
Book (725 pages/€ 37,99) ISBN 978-3-662-61695-6

German edition

A single page table provides direct page access to over 1,000 different wildflower species that occur in Germany. A table on the back of the book cover permits fast plant identification with only a few additional steps required, most on a single page and without even opening the book! This also works in the ebook where a large number of hyperlinks support quick and easy access to pages when smartphones, tablets or PCs are used. Keys are complemented with over 250 colour photographs and short descriptions of all species to help you check the results of your identification efforts.

Mallorca
Flora for plant identification on Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza

eBook (83 MB/€ 3,99) ISBN 978-347-28957-4
Softcover (328 pages/€ 19,99) ISBN 978-3-347-28955-0
Hardcover (328 pages/€ 29,99) ISBN 978-3-347-28956-7

An innovative key provides direct access to over 1,400 species within the book using a single page table providing the page number on which the species can be identified quickly and easily. To ensure that this also works in the ebook, the book contains a large number of hyperlinks that can be used on smart phones, tablets, or PCs. Over 200 colour photographs and short descriptions of all species help to check the results. In addition, descriptions also include information on when and where the plants can be found on the islands. The small, compact format of the book makes it easy to take on walks and use it in the field, not only for scientists but also for plant lovers without botanical expertise.

Tenerife
Flora of Tenerife

Softcover (304 pages/€ 18,00) ISBN 978-3-347-58869-1
Hardcover (304 pages/€ 24,00) ISBN 978-3-347-58871-4
eBook (37 MB/€ 9,99) ISBN 978-3-347-58875-2

German edition

Tourist attractions are mostly visited because they do not exist anywhere else in the world. In the Canary Islands, these are mainly plants. Of the more than 1,250 plant species found on Tenerife, more than 300 are endemic to the Canary Islands, 110 only occur on Tenerife. This small book allows quick and simple plant identification of all of these 1,250 plant species. Using a single table shown already on the book cover this provides quick and direct access to the page where an unknown plant can be identified with only a few subsequent steps. In the ebook, a large number of hyperlinks permit this, too. More than 450 colour photographs combined with short descriptions of all species allow you to check your results and also provide information about locations, altitudes, and flowering times where these plants can be found on the islands.

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Flora of La Palma

Softcover (260 pages/€ 18,00) ISBN 978-3-347-68001-2
Hardcover (260 pages/€ 24,00) ISBN 978-3-347-68010-4
eBook (62 MB/€ 9,99) ISBN 978-3-347-68015-9

German edition

Plants are perhaps the main tourist attraction on La Palma. Of the more than 920 higher plant species growing on the island more than 170 species are endemic and only occur on the Canary Islands, 40 of them only on La Palma. All of them are described in the present book and can be identified quickly and easily using a novel key shown on the book cover. Without even opening the book it provides the page number where an unknown plant can be found and identified with only a few subsequent steps. Over 300 colour photographs, short descriptions of all species, as well as information about flowering times, locations and altitudes, help to verify the results. In the ebook version, this is supported by a multitude of hyperlinks. They permit fast navigation within the text and minimize scrolling.

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Flora of Gran Canaria

Softcover (308 pages/€ 18,00) ISBN 978-3-347-75449-2
Hardcover (308 pages/€ 24,00) ISBN 978-3-347-75450-8
eBook (96 MB/€ 9,99) ISBN 978-3-347-75451-5

German edition

Similar to the other islands of the Canary Islands, plants are also a major attraction on Gran Canaria. Of the approximately 1,200 higher plants that occur on the island 212 species are endemic to the Canary Islands, and 84 only grow on Gran Canaria. This book permits quick and easy identification of all of these species and provides information about flowering times, locations, and altitudes where they may be found. Without even opening the book, it is possible to identify the page where an unknown plant can be identified. Over 300 colour photographs and short descriptions of all species help to verify the results. The small, compact size and the availability as an eBook that includes many hyperlinks make it possible to use the book in the field, too.



Plants of the
Canary Islands

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