Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana

Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana features 332 of the most common wild flower species occurring in the region.
Kirby, Gwithie
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Title: Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana
Author: Gwithie Kirby
Publisher: Random House Struik
Imprint: Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2013
ISBN 9781775840336 / ISBN 978-1-77584-033-6
Softcover, 15x21 cm, 400 pages, throughout colour photos, images, 1 map sketch

Description:

Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana features 332 of the most common wild flower species occurring in the region. The species have been grouped into nine sections based on the predominant colour of the flower, and a quick visual guide is provided for quickly locating them. Each species account features simple descriptions of the plant, its leaves, flowers and fruit, as well as attractive colour photographs, icons and simple leaf drawings. A nod to the cultural significance of each flower is provided via inclusion of Setswana common names, as well as a ‘Notes’ box, in which the traditional uses of the plants are provided. "The beauty of Botswana’s wild flowers is something that always strikes the visitor to that beguiling country. These plants, though, have all the subtlety and delicacy of dry-land vegetation. They are not always obvious and dramatic; they may be tucked away and visible only when one gets up close. Gwithie Kirby’s Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana is a magnificent introduction to these beautiful plants. This is a book, said Alexander McCall Smith, that anybody who visits Botswana will surely treasure.”

Content: Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana

Puso
Introduction
How to use this book
Quick flower guide
Family descriptions
The flowers
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Illustrated glossary
Glossary
Index of scientific names
Index of Setswana names
Index of English names
About the author