Flora Vascular de Canarias

A book that allows you to identify almost all the plants of the Canary Islands. More than 2200 endemic, autochthonous, introduced and invasive species, subspecies and varieties are described.

An extensive work with 1,516 pages and more than 3,000 photographs, with a high level of detail that includes even the rarest and most recently described species.

The taxon sheets include a detailed description, flowering, habitat and distribution, as well as detailed keys for determining the endemic genera.

It also includes interesting chapters on the history of botany on the islands, geology, climate, biogeography, phytosociology… in a broad introduction.

In addition to the species descriptions, there are chapters dedicated to the history of botany in the Canary Islands, geography, description of the islands, geological origin, nature, climate, bioclimatic floors…

At the end of the work there is an extensive bibliography, a glossary of botanical terms, and two indexes (common names and scientific names).

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