{"product_id":"9781920217020","title":"Photo Guide to the Wildflowers of South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouth Africa has a rich flora of around 19 000 different wild flower species. For those who wish to know more about South Africa's wild flowers this very richness poses its own problems. Most fl ower guides cover little more than small stretches of the country and the others include too few species to be of much use. Photo Guide to the Wild flowers of South Africa aims to overcome these defi ciencies. Carefully conceived to cover those wild flowers that are most likely to attract attention, this countrywide guide includes nearly 900 of the most common and conspicuous wildfl owers that occur in South Africa and the neighbouring countries of Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia. \u003cbr\u003eThis edition has been fully updated to reflect recent taxonomic changes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn easy-to-use format divides the country into three main wildfl ower regions, Grassland and Savannah, Fynbos and Namaqualand, grouping the species into each region.\u003cbr\u003eEach of the almost 900 species is illustrated and described, with information on its common and scientifi c names, habitat, distribution map, flowering times and local uses.\u003cbr\u003eAn ingenious quick guide helps the reader to narrow down the options at a glance.\u003cbr\u003eSimilar species are placed together to aid comparison and the concise text highlights their differences.\u003cbr\u003eAuthored and illustrated by professionals with wide experience in producing guidebooks, Photo Guide to the Wild flowers of South Africa is the key to unlocking South Africa's wild flower heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXTENT: 352 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+John+Manning\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJohn Manning\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Manning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47587460776099,"sku":"9781920217020","price":390.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781920217020_a241d523-6f5a-42c7-969d-f1b820b83bf9.jpg?v=1776612069","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781920217020","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}