A Flora of Cambridgeshire Perring Sell Walters Whitehouse Paperback

A Flora of CambridgeshireAuthor(s): Franklyn Hugh Perring, Peter D. Sell, Stuart Max Walters, Harold Leslie Kerr Whitehouse\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108002400, 978-1108002400\nSynopsis\nThis flora, published in 1964, was the first comprehensive account of Cambridgeshire's plants since Babington's of 1860. Based on records to the end of 1962, it details 1509 species. These comprise 27 pteridophytes, 3 gymnosperms, 1223 angiosperms and 256 bryophytes. The following information is provided for each of the species: scientific name; well-known vernacular name, if any; first known record of the plant in the county; synonyms; habitat; notes on rare, difficult or interesting species; distribution by OS grid reference numbers. The introduction examines local topography, climate, the main geological areas and vegetation types, together with a history of botanical investigation in the county. Imp.