Flowers of the Himalaya

by Adam Stainton and Oleg Polunin

Book Overview

This is the first book of its kind, helping readers to identify the wild flowers of the Himalaya, from Kashmir to Ladakh to the Nepal-Sikkim border in the east. The authors describe some 1500 species found mostly in the upper valleys, hills, and higher mountainous regions. The book includes over 690 color photographs of plants taken in the field, and hundreds of line drawings. It details where to go plant-hunting and at what seasons of the year. Also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192176234
• ISBN13: 9780192176233
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.