Connaitre et reconnaitre les Cypéracées des Ardennes. 2020. (SBCO, Numéro Spéc., 48). illus. 380 p. Hardcover.- In French.

The book is divided into three chapters. The first provides an overview of the Ardennes department through the prism of its climatic, hydrographic and geological characteristics, and then outlines the phytogeographical districts of the Ardennes. The second part presents the systematics and nomenclature of the Cyperaceae, their uses, ecological preferences and hybrids, and devotes considerable space to describing the language of botany. The third part sets out the keys to recognising a Cyperaceae, offers help in identifying genera and provides a description of Ardennes species in 76 monographic sheets richly illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings. Aimed at professionals, students and naturalists, this book is a tool for learning about and recognising Cyperaceae. It is an invitation to discover the originality of this family and the plants that make it up, and to broaden the horizons of naturalists.