Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS:
Atlas of British and Irish Hawkweeds
by David McCosh & Tim Rich
What?
A new atlas from the BSBI (Botanical Society of the British Isles) detailing the distribution of the various species of Hawkweed found in Britain and Ireland.
Why?
30 years of fieldwork and herbarium research from McCosh (see below) are behind this
exciting new botanical atlas covering over 400 species of Hawkweed. This essential reference work has been produced with support from Tim Rich of the National Museum of Wales.
Each species account includes a map and a silhouette, and distribution information is accompanied by details on distinguishing features where required, plus official IUCN threat status.
This volume follows, and builds upon, the 2006 monograph by Sell & Murrell.
Who?
David McCosh is a retired management consultant currently living in Norfolk. He has been studying plants for over 50 years and has a special interest in the plants of Peeblesshire, Scotland in the area where he grew up. He started studying hawkweeds in the 1960s and is now one of the country’s experts, and this book of maps is the culmination of his life’s work compiling a database of the records.
Tim Rich is Head of Vascular Plant Section at the National Museum of Wales. His expertise is in the area of UK Plant taxonomy, especially Brassicaceae, Gentianaceae, Rosaceae and Asteraceae.
