Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Australia's South West

Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Australia's South West
Author: Jane Scott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005
Genre: Wild flowers
ISBN: 9780957772977

Over a three year period Jane Scott has been collecting native plants in the Margaret River-Augusta area for the Regional Herbarium Project, an initiative of the Western Australian Herbarium. Patricia Negus painted these specimens in meticulous detail in watercolour, after which Jane pressed, lodged, identified and described each plant. The result is this remarkable book that is both a work of art and a detailed botanical reference.

Guide to the Wildlife of Perth and Australia's South West

Guide to the Wildlife of Perth and Australia's South West
Author: Simon Nevill et al
Publisher: Woodslane Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2018-07-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781921874246

The highest selling and most comprehensive Wildlife Guide book in South Western Australia! This (reissued) much-respected and encyclopaedic guide, first published in 2014, is indispensable to anyone with an interest in the wide variety of fauna and flora to be found in the south west of Australia. The area bounded by the Margaret River region in the far south west of Western Australia, Lancelin to the north of Perth, Esperance on the mid-south coast and the inland township of Southern Cross is home to a surprisingly diverse range of wildlife, both plants and animals. The expert authors of this book have included a broad selection of the wildlife most likely to be encountered by those living in and travelling though the region. The selection includes many representatives of the animal kingdom from small insects to the largest marsupials, and also an impressive selection of the most beloved wildflowers. Over 1200 photographs provide easy identification and every species is given a brief description together with essential details. The book also includes a section on how to unobtrusively observe wildlife plus a comprehensive 30-plus page review of the best places to observe wildlife, including all the significant National and Conservation Parks in the region.

Guide to the Wildflowers of Western Australia 2/e

Guide to the Wildflowers of Western Australia 2/e
Author: Simon Nevill
Publisher: Woodslane Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781925868036

This book helps the reader identify Western Australian wildflowers visually, grouped in areas where there is a higher probability of seeing them. Maps help find the best locations for viewing and accompanying text suggests best times to visit. Over 1150 species are illustrated, giving ample opportunity to find both common and not-so-common ......

Orchids of South-west Australia

Orchids of South-west Australia
Author: Noel Hoffman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1998
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

A guide to identifying the native orchids of southwest Western Australia, based on a simple, mainly pictoral key directing the reader to the section addressing the distinctive features of each species and information on distribution, habitat, flowering period, and the common name. Includes full desc

The Southwest

The Southwest
Author: Victoria Laurie
Publisher: Apollo Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781742585000

Victoria Laurie offers us in words and pictures the southwest of Australia, a land triangle that encompasses a multitude of natural worlds.

Flora of New South Wales

Flora of New South Wales
Author: Gwen Jean Harden
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 766
Release: 2000
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780868406091

A comprehensive revised edition incorporating recent developments such as changes to species names, significant changes to classifications, as well as information on newly described plants.

Noongar Bush Tucker

Noongar Bush Tucker
Author: Vivienne Hansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2019
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781760800420

Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities. Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there are higher instances of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, some types of cancer and lung diseases than in the general population. This book is an attempt to preserve bush tucker knowledge for future generations of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to ensure the information is not lost with the passing of Elders. The authors describe over 260 species of the edible plants and fungi that were regularly gathered by the Noongars of the Bibbulmun Nation of the south-west of Western Australia before and after colonisation. Many of these plants and fungi are difficult to find today because of land clearing for crops and the farming of sheep and cattle.

Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney

Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney
Author: Les Robinson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780731812110

Sydney's best-known and invaluable field guide to native plants is now in its third edition and completely updated. Refreshed by a new modern cover, this indispensable guide has been brought right up to date. It describes and illustrates over 1370 species. Information is given on the history, ecology, Aboriginal and European uses of each plant, together with references to literature and the journals of explorers. This field guide opens up Sydney's extraordinary rich flora to plant lovers, students, bushwalkers, gardeners and environmentalists, in fact to anyone who wants to identify a plant in the bush. 'I commend this book to all who would like to know our fascinating native plants better.' John Dengate