“Die Pflanzenwelt der Insel Krk”: a richly illustrated field guide for vascular plants, algae, mosses, lichens and macrofungi on the island of Krk

Abstract

The book “Pflanzenwelt der Insel Krk” (translated “Flora of the island of Krk”) [1] was published in May 2024 by the Natural Science Association for Carinthia. The book is written in German. The editor and author of many chapters is Walter K. Rottensteiner, an experienced author of botanical literature. For this volume he brought together 75 authors from 12 nations. The result is an attractively designed book with 1,452 pages. It fulfills the dream of many plant fans: a field guide with 3,655 illustrations for all detected wild plants and the most important cultivated species! Herbarium specimens from botanical surveys of the island are maintained at the Carinthian Botanic Center in Klagenfurt.