A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps

Europeans sure know how to produce pithy guidebooks that are models of economic presentation. Hoppes compact guidebook is a standout. It covers Europes Alps, a 1200-km arc straddling (from west to east) France, Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Slovenia, including Germany to the north and Italy to the south... Hoppe is a valuable travel companion. -- Rudolf Schmid * Taxon * The overall goal of this book, though, is to provide a comprehensive guide to the alpine flowers, in their diversity and beauty. In this, I think the authors have done quite well. The guide lists 500 species, and the content is easy to read and provides an efficient overview. With some practice and regular use, this book will be a nice field guide for first use and occasional reference and will stimulate the user to seek additional information from more comprehensive textbooks. -- Peter Schroeder * Plant Science Bulletin *

Plants have always been important to Ansgar Hoppe. After working in forestry, he studied biology at the University of Osnabrck and gained his PhD in botany and vegetation science at the Institute of Geobotany at the University of Hanover. He learned about the plants of the Alps and other European mountains through numerous excursions. Since then he has been scientific associate at the University and the Niederschsischer Heimatbund (NHB) [Heritage Association of Lower Saxony] in Hanover. He is involved with many projects researching conservation of the cultural landscape, as well as working freelance as a botanical expert and author.

An introduction to alpine flowers; Alpine flowers by flower colour; Red flowers; White flowers; Blue flowers; Yellow flowers; Green/brown flowers; Index; Botanical terms illustrated; The Alps map of the regions covered