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A unique window on the floral wonders of the Mediterranean world, with 600 stunning colour photographs accompanied by descriptions of the species, plant families and their distribution.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface

What and Where is the Mediterranean Climate?
The Five Mediterranean Climate Regions
Shared Plants
Floral Communities & Adaptations
Geophytes & Annuals
Pollination
Importance of Fire & Impact of Man
Invasive Species
Photographing Plants in the Wild

MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean

CALIFORNIA
Coast & Sierras
Southern Deserts

CHILE
Northern Chile
Southern Chile

AUSTRALIA
The South-West

SOUTH AFRICA
Western Cape

Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

About the Author

Chris and Basak Gardner are authors of the acclaimed Flora of the Silk Road (I.B. Tauris, 2014). They have led specialist botanical and wildlife tours worldwide for nearly two decades (www.viranaturatours.com). Both are professional botanists with extensive experience in identifying and photographing flowers. Basak was head of the herbarium at Nezahat Gokyigit Botanic Garden in Istanbul, whilst Chris is also an experienced garden designer and co-author of the successful book, The Plant Hunters (1998). Chris has been accorded the distinction of having a flower named after him – Bellevalia chrisii - a species he discovered whilst leading a tour with Basak in the Anti-Taurus mountains of Turkey.