The Liverwort Flora of the British Isles - by Jean A Paton (Paperback)

About the Book

This work is the culmination of well over 30 years' personal study of Britain's hepatic flora in the field which has enabled the author to take into account the full range of variation of each taxon.

Book Synopsis

This work is the culmination of well over 30 years' personal study of Britain's hepatic flora in the field which has enabled the author to take into account the full range of variation of each taxon.

Review Quotes

A landmark in the study of British Liverworts. - E. V. Watson, in the Foreword.
It is for amateur and professional bryologists alike a long-awaited source of information in detailed descriptions and illustrations giving the means to identify species in the group. - Christine Rieser, The London Naturalist
It is hardly possible to praise it too highly. - T.L. Blockeel, Yorkshire Naturalists' Journal

About the Author

Jean Paton has long been respected by her fellow bryologists, both in the UK and overseas, for her outstanding knowledge of Britain's liverwort flora. In May 2000 she received the Jill Smythies Award from the Linnean Society of London for her illustrations in this book, and in 2002 the International Association of Bryologists awarded her the Sinske Hattori Prize for the best bryological publication of 1999-2000.