Books on Swiss Flora

rakuen · #1 08.04.2019, 22:38

Hi all!

I've been trying to find field guides for the flora of Switzerland, but I've not had much success looking online (though I am searching in English...).

Infoflora.ch has an Excel sheet of all species recorded here, which is sadly not that helpful when looking at a plant up a mountain.

The main groups I'm interested in are the grasses and flowering plants. I'd ideally like a book in English, but German will do if the plates/illustrations are good!

Any suggestions?

klausenhauser · #2 08.04.2019, 22:49

this is the best guide. In german and french

http://www.flora-helvetica.ch/buch_fr

Beautiful book and they also have an app now. Bought it for a friend and though its heavy they say it pretty much has every flower you can find in Switzerland.

rakuen · #3 08.04.2019, 23:40

	Quote:	klausenhauser
	Excellent suggestion.

That is indeed a sexy book! However, I wouldn't exactly call it a field guide. Could never justify taking that beauty out into the rain or on a hike. Not quite what I need. Here are examples of guides I have from home:
https://www.nhbs.com/identification-...s-grasses-book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Flower.../dp/1408179504

Are there no guides like this for Switzerland? That is the vibe I'm getting from Google. Would I need a more general "central European" guide?

Tom1234 · #4 09.04.2019, 08:36

	Quote:	rakuen
	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Flower.../dp/1408179504

I've got that one!

	Quote:	rakuen
	Are there no guides like this for Switzerland? That is the vibe I'm getting from Google. Would I need a more general "central European" guide?

There's this one, specifically made for hikers:

You can order it here

Blueangel · #5 09.04.2019, 09:28

I had a plant identification app on my old phone which emailed each photo and result to me. These will give you an idea of what's available.

https://awesomejelly.com/8-best-apps...nts-flowers-2/

rakuen · #6 09.04.2019, 20:22

Tom1234 - that's more like it! I'll buy that

Blueangel - I've an app called iFlora (in German) and that's petty useful. I'm really in the market for books rather than another app though. My phone is crap!

klausenhauser · #7 09.04.2019, 20:32

	Quote:	rakuen
	That is indeed a sexy book! However, I wouldn't exactly call it a field guide. Could never justify taking that beauty out into the rain or on a hike. Not quite what I need. Here are examples of guides I have from home: https://www.nhbs.com/identification-...s-grasses-book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Flower.../dp/1408179504 Are there no guides like this for Switzerland? That is the vibe I'm getting from Google. Would I need a more general "central European" guide?

Yes my friend was not one you would call that "normal"

but if its a sunny day the pages are usually safe, your back not so much.

zhaans · #8 07.03.2020, 20:32

HI I'm a teacher in a English / French Montessori school in Canton Vaud looking for a classroom book and or a field guide on Swiss botany.
We do A LOT of botany in Montessori so does not have to be at a child's level.
Great images and/ or illustrations are key... and if nothing in Eng is available, French that I can translate (digitally if at all possible)
But Eng would definitely be my first choice.

Thanks for the help!