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A unique window on the floral wonders of the Mediterranean world
The Mediterranean - a land of blue skies, warm sunshine, rugged mountains and azure seas. Yet this familiar image conceals another Mediterranean - a secret landscape populated by a dazzling variety of wild flowers and plants, from spectacular orchids and ancient olive trees to delicate snowdrops and hardy cacti. Following on from their widely acclaimed Flora of the Silk Road, Chris and Basak Gardner present a stunning selection of 600 of the finest wild flowers that grow in the Mediterranean regions of the world.
Travelling across five continents - Europe, North America, Africa, South America and Australia - the authors reveal the rich botanical profusion that makes up the flora of the Mediterranean regions of the world. For each region, a succession of the most outstanding flowers is featured, from the spectacular and exotic to the beautiful yet familiar, with each plant presented in its natural habitat. Beginning with the countries of the Mediterranean Basin, the reader is taken along the rugged Atlas Mountains, through Andalucía and Italy, to arrive at the amazing botanical richness of Greece, southern Anatolia and Jordan.
In California and Chile the journey is through flowering deserts, snow-capped peaks and towering forests of redwood and monkey puzzle trees, beside a coast lapped by the Pacific Ocean. The ancient landscapes of Southern Australia provide a truly remarkable assemblage of astonishing flora, whilst the Western Cape of South Africa is home to an unimaginable diversity of flora. The accompanying text provides descriptions of the species, plant families and their distribution, as well as offering guidance to those wishing to photograph plants in the wild.
With 600 stunning colour photographs, and presenting a breadth of flora never before brought together in a single volume, the authors offer a unique window on the floral wonders of the Mediterranean world.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
What and Where is the Mediterranean Climate?
The Five Mediterranean Climate Regions
Shared Plants
Floral Communities & Adaptations
Geophytes & Annuals
Pollination
Importance of Fire & Impact of Man
Invasive Species
Photographing Plants in the Wild
MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
CALIFORNIA
Coast & Sierras
Southern Deserts
CHILE
Northern Chile
Southern Chile
AUSTRALIA
The South-West
SOUTH AFRICA
Western Cape
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
