{"product_id":"grassland-plants-on-chalk-and-limestone-wild-id-guide","title":"Grassland Plants on Chalk and Limestone - Wild ID Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWild ID Grassland Plants on Chalk and Limestone \u003c\/strong\u003eis an identification guide to 63 flowering plants of lowland chalk and limestone grasslands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentification guide to 63 wildflowers of lowland chalk and limestone grasslands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso included vegetative key, so you can identify plants even without the flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical for use outdoors: lightweight, rucksack-sized, splash-proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA summertime visit to chalk or limestone grassland is a fantastic botanical experience. Well known for their plant diversity – maybe 40 species in a square metre – these aromatic, flower-rich grasslands are very much worth seeing. Indeed some wild flowers don’t occur anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if you find a plant that is not in flower? Based on the authors’ many years of teaching botanical students, traditional wild flower guides are not much help here. So we’ve included a vegetative key to plants of chalk and limestone grassland. This is a full identification key based on leaf characteristics. In particular, there is special guidance on identifying rosettes. A number of plants produce rosettes early in their growth cycle, and many respond to heavy grazing or trampling by adopting a rosette form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the British or Irish naturalist, chalk grassland is particularly special. All the chalk grassland in the world is in north-west Europe. A good proportion of this is in the south and east of England, reaching as far north as the Yorkshire Wolds. Limestone grassland is more scattered. Particularly important areas include the Cotswolds, Mendips, Peak District and the Burren in south-west Ireland. There are smaller pockets of limestone in many other counties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThese popular wildlife field guides measure 24.5 cm x 17.5 cm and are extremely lightweight so are the perfect identification aid for popping in your bag when heading outside. All wildlife identification guides are laminated, so are shower-proof and wipe-clean for use outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Field Studies Council","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52535570497877,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/4677\/4101\/files\/GrasslandPlantsonChalkandLimestone.jpg?v=1770744796","url":"https:\/\/www.wildfungarium.com\/products\/grassland-plants-on-chalk-and-limestone-wild-id-guide","provider":"Wild Fungarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}