Field Guide to Fynbos

The southwestern Cape of South Africa is home to one of the world’s richest floras. This Field Guide to Fynbos covers over 1000 species of this flora, focusing on the most common and conspicuous wild flowers, with an emphasis on OEshowy1 species, or those that are most likely to be encountered. Each species, with common name/s where known, is accompanied by a photograph, distribution map, comparisons with similar species where applicable, and notes on traditional uses.

For the first time, non-botanists have a real chance of accurately identifying a significant proportion of the Cape’s fynbos species, making this an indispensable guide.