Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve : Second Edition
Foreword vi Acknowledgements . vii The Algarve . 1 Climate 2 Geology . 2 Agriculture . 4 Flora . 7 Endemic plants of the Algarve flora . 8 Plants of particular interest . 9 Wild flower habitats .
13 Coastal (litoral) plant communities 13 Salt marsh plant communities . 16 Matos . 17 Pine forests . 19 Oak forests 20 Disturbed habitats . 20 Identifying and classifying wild flowers 23 Wild flower classification . 23 Wild flower morphology . 24 Actinomorphic flowers 25 Zygomorphic flowers . 25 How to use this book 27 Species descriptions 29 Gymnosperms .
30 Angiosperms . 33 Basal angiosperms . 33 Monocots . 36 Eudicots . 73 Glossary . 245 Index of English names . 251 Index of scientific names 259.