Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author: John Manning
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2011-11-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1431702617

Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa is a fascinating guide to the succulents of the region. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help the beginner and budding naturalist to identify the more common succulents found in southern Africa, discover where they occur and learn about their unique features.

Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author: John Manning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2001-01
Genre: Succulent plants
ISBN: 9781868726011

This series of natural history field guides has been developed in the hope that young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history will take up the challenge to learn the secrets of Southern Africa's fascinating fauna and flora.

Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author: Gideon Smith
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 1559
Release: 2017-08-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775843688

Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings. This user-friendly, richly illustrated field guide features more than 700 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to families and their key features will help readers identify the relevant plant group, while concise accounts describing the plants’ diagnostic features, along with distribution maps, will enable quick ID of species. More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners who are turning to indigenous, low-maintenance and waterwise plants for cultivation.

Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author: Estrela Figueiredo
Publisher: Field Guides
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781775843672

Southern Africa is the natural home of the richest and most diverse succulent flora in the world. These plants come in all shapes and sizes, from trees, such as the baobab at more than 20 m tall, to miniature soil huggers, just a few millimetres high, which mimic their pebble-desert surroundings. This user-friendly field guide features more than 700 southern African succulents, focusing on the most interesting and commonly encountered species. An introduction to families and their key features will help readers identify the relevant group, and concise accounts describing the plants' diagnostic features will enable quick identification of species. Entries are well supported by colour photographs and distribution maps. More than just an ID guide for plant lovers, this book will inspire gardeners and landscapers in search of low-maintenance, waterwise solutions for cultivation.

Sasol First Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Southern Africa

Sasol First Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Southern Africa
Author: Tracey Hawthorne
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2014-06-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775842177

Sasol First Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the arachnids of the region. Through full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the young adult and budding naturalist will be able to identify the more common species found in southern Africa, discover where they live, and learn about their unique habits.

First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa

First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa
Author: Gideon Smith
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1431702595

Sasol First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa provides an introduction to grasses and a guide to 44 southern African species. These represent conspicuous, widespread grasses, weedy roadside species, invasive aliens, and horticulturally useful grasses as well as important indigenous food species. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text make this a useful guide for the beginner and budding naturalist and a pathway to discovering the unique features and uses of some of the large variety of southern Africa's grasses.

Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa

Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Author: Gideon Smith
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Succulents are increasingly popular in the face of the need for water-wise gardening, and this handy book serves as a guide to many well-known varieties

Sasol First Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

Sasol First Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa
Author: Elsa Pooley
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2016-05-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775844978

These natural history guides have been developed to encourage young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history to learn about the wonders of southern Africa's fascinating fauna and flora. They are an invaluable resource for the beginner, providing information at a glance: each of the species presented is described in easy-to-read text, with a photograph and distribution map. A short introduction gives context to the topic. Also available in Afrikaans as Bome van suider-Afrika.