{"product_id":"urban-plants-wild-id-guide","title":"Urban Plants - Wild ID Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Plants Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e features 45 different plants found growing wild in towns and cities in Scotland. It will also be useful for towns and cities in northern England (northwards from Manchester and Leeds).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you ever stopped to look at the wildflowers growing in your street? You don’t have to travel far to find a wide range of interesting plants. From tiny plants growing in pavement cracks to showy flowers that have jumped the garden fence, this identification guide covers the species you are most likely to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful colour paintings by Lizzie Harper highlight the key identification features to look out for. Additional accompanying text includes flowering months and sub-habitat for each species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough urban plants are easy to dismiss as ‘weeds’, they have many fascinating adaptations that are worthy of a second look. Some have a fast lifecycle, tolerating limited space, not much soil, and highly fluctuating temperatures and moisture. Others spread quickly through stolons and rhizomes to form large stands. Old walls have specialist plants all of their own, especially where there is soft lime mortar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2015 the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/botsoc.scot\/plants-and-fungi\/urban-flora-of-scotland\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotanical Society of Scotland \u003c\/a\u003ehas been recording urban plants in Scotland, defined as settlements with at least 1000 inhabitants. Volunteer recorders have searched streets, car parks, golf courses, cemeteries, waste ground and many other places. Anything deliberately planted was excluded, but anything that had spread by itself was included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently there are nearly 80,000 records, with over 1200 vascular plant species found so far. This guide covers the most common non-woody species among these records.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Field Studies Council","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186755699029,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/4677\/4101\/files\/Urban-plants-Scotland.jpg?v=1753808402","url":"https:\/\/www.wildfungarium.com\/products\/urban-plants-wild-id-guide","provider":"Wild Fungarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}