AuthorHarrap, A. & S.
Year2009
TitleOrchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide
ISBN978-1-4081-0571-9
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time
Source2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
IllustrationsColour photographs accompany the text
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

An excellent modern work on orchids with copious excellent photographs and detailed accounts of biology and distribution. The site guide includes orchid locations in every county.

A large book at nearly 500 pages which shows how much is known about our orchids, but also how little is known about their pollenators or mycorrhizal fungi - both fundamental to conservation.

Use of the latest DNA-based nomenclature may initially confuse experienced botanists.

Examinein the field in the field
Identification difficultyMany are easy but some groups, especially hybrids, are notoriously difficult

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, contains Distribution mapCurrentORCHIDACEAEorchidsPlantae: Asparagales
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