''Den nya nordiska floran'' ("The new Nordic flora") is a book of Swedish
flora
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''.
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from 2003 by Bo Mossberg and Lennart Stenberg, with illustrations by Bo Mossberg. It contains descriptions, illustrations and distribution maps of all plants in Sweden, Denmark, Norway (including
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...
), Finland,
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
and Iceland, a total of more than 3,250 species.
It is a sequel to the earlier book ''Den nordiska floran''.
It has been called indispensable as a reference book, but criticized for being too heavy to be a field flora.
It was translated into Danish by Jon Feilberg, titled ''Den Nye Nordiske Flora''.
The book is fact-checked by Thomas Karlsson. It was also translated into Norwegian by Steinar Moen, with fact-checking by Svein Båtvik. The title of this version is ''Gyldendals store nordiske flora. Revidert og utvidet utgave''.
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References
External links
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Checklista över Nordens kärlväxterby Thomas Karlsson
Florae (publication)
Botany in Europe
Flora of Finland
Flora of Norway
Flora of Sweden
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