A Field Guide to the Plants of Armenia, Tamar Galstyan

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A field guide to the plants of Armenia by Tamar Galstyan.

The flora of Armenia is one of the most diverse in the world and includes many favourite garden plants and their relatives. Tamar Galstyan has travelled the length and breadth of her native country to bring us this essential companion for plant enthusiasts and botanists. A field guide to the plants of Armenia describes more than 1000 species including bulbs, herbaceous plants, woody plants, grasses and ferns. Spectacular photos bring the plants vividly to life. Moreover each entry includes a full plant description to aid identification and accompanying distribution map. This is a wonderful way of getting to know the plants of this fascinating country whether exploring at home or in the field.

Review

“Wow! This is a remarkable and significant contribution to the literature of the region. The photography is exceptional and despite my vast botanical library I’ve not seen at least 50% of the plants in any other book of this nature.” Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator Denver Botanic Gardens

Author

Tamar Galstyan, graduated from the University of Art and Theatre in Yerevan, Armenia. After some years she studied ecology and worked with children as an ecology teacher. Tamar began travelling regularly in Armenia, taking numerous pictures of plants and identifying them. She created a website to help her students learn about the Armenian flora. This led to her popular Facebook page ‘Plants of Armenia’. Travels in Georgia, Iran and Central Asia deepened Tamar’s love of nature as well as her plant knowledge. She learns by travelling and is passionate about sharing what she has learnt.

  • Long-awaited English language guide to the plants of Armenia
  • Author is Armenian plant specialist who guides botanical tours of the region
  • Features more than 1000 plants and 1900 photographs to aid identification
  • Full plant description, colour photograph and distribution map for every plant
  • Paperback, 210 x 148 mm, 592 pages

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