A fascinating exploration of the rare plants of Britain and Ireland: their biology, ecology and place in our culture, and how we can protect and conserve them.
A fascinating exploration of the rare plants of Britain and Ireland: their biology, ecology and place in our culture, and how we can protect and conserve them.
Peter Marren is a natural-history writer and former government and freelance conservationist. He is a wildlife polymath whose writings extend from newspaper journalism, obituaries, book reviews and opinion pieces to humour and news summaries for the likes of Whitaker's Almanack. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Bugs Britannica, Chasing the Ghost , After They're Gone, and Mushrooms - the first title in the British Wildlife Collection series.
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Preface 1. Modes of rarity 2. Discovery: how rare plants were found 3. The continuing story: new flowers 4. Origins: natives, archaeophytes and neophytes 5. Made in Britain: our endemic flora 6. Micro-rarities: how a few can make a lot 7. Across the divide: the world of hybrids 8. The end game: lost flowers 9. The other world: bryophytes, stoneworts, seaweeds and desmids 10. Plants and people: subjects, symbols and icons 11. The condition of rarity: problems, opportunities and imaginings 12. Lost slippers and other floral icons: challenges, champions and chickenwire 13. The conservation labyrinth: legislation, argument and action Appendix 1. Protected plants in the United Kingdom Appendix 2. Protected plants in Ireland References and further reading Illustration credits Acknowledgements Index
Preface 1. Modes of rarity 2. Discovery: how rare plants were found 3. The continuing story: new flowers 4. Origins: natives, archaeophytes and neophytes 5. Made in Britain: our endemic flora 6. Micro-rarities: how a few can make a lot 7. Across the divide: the world of hybrids 8. The end game: lost flowers 9. The other world: bryophytes, stoneworts, seaweeds and desmids 10. Plants and people: subjects, symbols and icons 11. The condition of rarity: problems, opportunities and imaginings 12. Lost slippers and other floral icons: challenges, champions and chickenwire 13. The conservation labyrinth: legislation, argument and action Appendix 1. Protected plants in the United Kingdom Appendix 2. Protected plants in Ireland References and further reading Illustration credits Acknowledgements Index
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