Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean

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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area. This large area has a complex and varied geology and topography but is united by its typically Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The eastern Mediterranean has an exceptionally high number of endemic species, and a flora quite distinct from the western Mediterranean Basin.

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Chris Thorogood is the Head of Science at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. He holds a PhD in plant biology from the University of Bristol where he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher.