A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Native Ferns

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Native Ferns
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-03-17
Genre: Trees
ISBN: 9780143008866

A handy guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which Native? series, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of native ferns, this mini guide is appealing and easy to use.

Which Native Fern?

Which Native Fern?
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2009
Genre: Ferns
ISBN: 9780143009009

As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track markers, it also explains how to grow each fern in your own garden. The new ecological edition also identifies the insect and bird life to look for in each fern and includes details on the origins of Maori names.

A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand

A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Botany
ISBN: 9780143019220

A practical field guide to New Zealand's native edible plants. Over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail in this useful and attractive book, with information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised, particularly by Maori, their nutritional value, and where they can be found. In a separate section, Andrew Crowe also describes important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with the edible plants. Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest to trampers, botanists and all who appreciate New Zealand's native flora.

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand's Land Birds

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand's Land Birds
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2007-06-04
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780143006190

A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand's land birds. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which New Zealand Bird?, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of land birds, this new mini guide is appealing and easy to use.

The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand

The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
Author: Barrie D. Heather
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780143570929

'You can put your hand on this book and swear by it, because it's the bible. Every bird of town, bush, swamp, island, beach, river and the sea is here - accurately, intricately, and beautifully observed.

Know Your New Zealand-- Native Plants

Know Your New Zealand-- Native Plants
Author: Lawrence James Metcalf
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2009
Genre: Endemic plants
ISBN: 9781869662059

New Zealand has a unique and attractive native plant life that is of interest to everyone from gardeners and trampers to students of botany and ecology. In Know Your New Zealand Native Plants Lawrie Metcalf introduces a selection of the most interesting, iconic and important New Zealand plants, spanning latitudes from subtropical to temperate, and altitudes from sea level to alpine mountaintop, describing their natural history and distinguishing features. This title joins New Holland's hugely successful 'Know Your ...' series, of which the first two titles - Birds and Trees - both reprinted twice within two years of their release. Written for a family readership and with the novice in mind, the text of 'Know Your...' titles is light and easy in tone, with simple language, and is accompanied by full-page, full-colour portrait photographs.

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Spiders

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Spiders
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780143009269

A handy guide to the identification of New Zealand Spiders. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular bestseller Which New Zealand Spider?, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of spiders, this new mini guide is appealing and easy to use.