Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

By Pierre Delforge

I can recommend this new work with no reservations ... one of the best buys in orchid literature available!

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

This comprehensive field guide covers the identification, biology, and conservation of more than 520 species of orchid found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The detailed text and over 1000 color photographs and line drawings allow specialists, as well as avid botanists and interested tourists, to identify the wild orchids of the region with precision.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Pages: 592 pp.
  • Book dimensions: 5 x 7½ in. (125 x 190 mm.)
  • Images: 1070 color photos
  • ISBN-10: 0881927546
  • ISBN-13: 9780881927542

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"I can recommend this new work with no reservations ... one of the best buys in orchid literature available!"

—Paul Martin Brown, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

About the author

Pierre Delforge

Pierre Delforge has studied orchids, observed the evolution of their habitats, and protected them for more than 35 years in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He has written many publications on the subject and is an expert on European orchids for the IUCN—the World Conservation Union.

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