A comprehensive guide to over 700 species of flowering plants and ferns of the Outer Hebrides.
This is the first flora comprehensively to cover the flowering plants and ferns of the Outer Hebrides, comprising over 700 species.
Introductory chapters cover the climate, geography, geology, soils, vegetation and botanical history of the area. Gaelic names for some plants are also given and there is a chapter on Gaelic plant folklore.
Flora of the Outer Hebrides is available to order from the Botany Department at the Museum.
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