Les Orchidees Sauvages de France

340pp, colour photos, many close-ups, some habitat shots, distribution maps. IN FRENCH, generously illustrated. The French text is packed with information about all aspects, including the history of the orchid in art and literature, the place of orchids in the plant kingdom, morphology and biology, legislation – and the profiles, genera by genera, with distribution map, numerous photos, information about when and where, distinguishing features, snippets about names, and references in literature and legend.