Wild Flowers of Kenya & Northern Tanzania
Your go-to guide for easy flower ID
With their great diversity of habitats, Kenya and northern Tanzania boast thousands of flowering plants. This compact guide features a selection of these wild flowers, grouped for ease of use according to their predominant colour, and includes some of the most widespread and commonly encountered species as well as a few more unusual ones, found only in remote areas.
Easy to use, with vibrant full-colour photography and accessible, informative accounts, this book will help you to identify over 380 wild flowers, ranging from hardy succulents to spectacular epiphytic orchids and shaggy mountain lobelias.
| UPC | 2030311000990 |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Powys |
| ISBN | 9781775842453 |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| SKU | 2030311000990 |
Your go-to guide for easy flower ID
With their great diversity of habitats, Kenya and northern Tanzania boast thousands of flowering plants. This compact guide features a selection of these wild flowers, grouped for ease of use according to their predominant colour, and includes some of the most widespread and commonly encountered species as well as a few more unusual ones, found only in remote areas. Easy to use, with vibrant full-colour photography and accessible, informative accounts, this book will help you to identify over 380 wild flowers, ranging from hardy succulents to spectacular epiphytic orchids and shaggy mountain lobelias.Â
Anne Powys grew up on a working cattle ranch in northern Kenya, where she spent much of her childhood exploring the bush. She has a keen interest in wildlife and the environment and is particularly passionate and knowledgeable about indigenous plants and their uses. She has been running her own eco-camp on the family ranch for the past 10 years and also operates as a freelance guide, taking clients on safari throughout East Africa.
