Australian flora
Discovering the Wildflowers of Western Australia
This book features the drawings of botanical artist Margaret Pieroni. The book is divided into re...
This book features the drawings of botanical artist Margaret Pieroni. The book is divided into regions of Western Australia, including the south west, the Perth region and the Kimberley. A handy and beautiful resource.
$14.95
Common Wildflowers of Western Australia
Simon Nevill In Western Australia, one of the richest flora regions of the world, botanists to da...
Simon Nevill In Western Australia, one of the richest flora regions of the world, botanists to date have identified over 10,000 vascular plants. It is understandable that a visitor to this huge state would find the quantity and variation of wildflowers simply overwhelming. This small publication attempts to illustrate some of the more easily identifiable common and not so common wildflowers (215 species are illustrated). About the Author:Although born in the UK, Simon Nevill has spent most of...
$9.95
Grow Your Own Bushfoods: A Complete Guide to Planting, Eating and HarvestingKeith and Irene Smith...
Grow Your Own Bushfoods: A Complete Guide to Planting, Eating and HarvestingKeith and Irene Smith Comprehensive and practical guide to growing and harvesting Australian bushfoods. 'Grow Your Own Bushfoods' is the first ever comprehensive and practical guide to growing and harvesting more than 140 kinds of Australian bushfoods right in your own backyard. Detailed plant profiles describe ideal growing conditions and characteristics of each species. In addition there are suggestions on the best ...
$34.95
Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-West of Western AustraliaVivienne Hansen and...
Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-West of Western AustraliaVivienne Hansen and John Horsfall For over 50,000 years before colonisation, the Noongar people were much healthier than most Aboriginal Australians are today. Living in the open, in a land largely free from disease, they benefited from a better diet, more exercise, less stress and a supportive community. In 'Noongar Bush Medicine', the authors have recorded information on many of the medicinal plants that were regu...
$34.95
Coastal Plants: A Guide to the Identification and Restoration of Plants of the Greater Perth Coas...
Coastal Plants: A Guide to the Identification and Restoration of Plants of the Greater Perth CoastKingsley Dixon The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change. This second edition of Coastal Plants has been updated and expanded to provide a definitive guide to 128 of the most common plants of the Perth coastal region. It includes the key species used in coastal ...
$44.95
Field Guide to West Australian Beaufortias, Ere...
Field Guide to West Australian Beaufortias, Eremaeas, Kunzeas and RegeliasRobert Sainsbury This b...
Field Guide to West Australian Beaufortias, Eremaeas, Kunzeas and RegeliasRobert Sainsbury This book is the fourth in a series of field guides written on Western Australia flora over several years. Designed to function as a field guide to assist in the field identification of all Western Australian beaufortias, eremaeas, kunzeas and regelias.
$25.00
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First VoyageMel Gooding A full-colour ...
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First VoyageMel Gooding A full-colour publication of the botanical illustrations commissioned by Joseph Banks, with expert commentaries. Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had neve...
$70.00
A Jewel in the Crown of a Global Biodiversity H...
A Jewel in the Crown of a Global Biodiversity HotspotEdited by Hans Lambers with cover illustrati...
A Jewel in the Crown of a Global Biodiversity HotspotEdited by Hans Lambers with cover illustration by Philippa Nikulinsky. South-western Australia is a region of exquisite landscapes and unique plants, animals and fungi. It was recognised in the 2000s as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, based on its highly diverse, endemic and threatened flora. The greater Perth region is particularly well-known for its species richness and endemism, being home to numerous declared rare flora and pr...
$89.95
Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia
Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia: Their selection, cultivation and managementDean Nico...
Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia: Their selection, cultivation and managementDean Nicolle 'Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia' treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts (relative to the 81 species included in the companion book 'Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia') suited for growing in Australia. Many of these species are already commonly grown and seen in gardens, streets, parks and farms throughout Australia, while others are rarely planted but have vast potential for...
$35.00
Wildflowers of Southwest Australia
Wildflowers of Southwest Australia: Augusta - Margaret River RegionJane Scott and Patricia Negus ...
Wildflowers of Southwest Australia: Augusta - Margaret River RegionJane Scott and Patricia Negus Over several decades Jane Scott has developed a deep love and understanding of the wildflowers growing in the biodiversity hotspot that is Southwest Australia. At the same time Patricia Negus honed to a high art her skills at capturing details of the natural environment in her watercolours. During a three-year collaboration between these two talents, Jane collected and described 502 of the most co...
$39.95
Perth Plants : A Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold ParkRussell...
Perth Plants : A Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold ParkRussell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city. Kings Park and Bold Park represent a significant part of the natural heritage of the Swan Coastal Plain and are an important part of city life. The city is also a gateway to the incredible biodiversity to be found in south-west Western Australia. Perth Plants provide...
$49.95
Eucalypts of Western Australia's Wheatbelt
Malcolm French This locally-produced guide provides a wealth of information on each of the 159 na...
Malcolm French This locally-produced guide provides a wealth of information on each of the 159 naturally-occurring eucalypt species found in the WA wheatbelt - many never described before. Compiled especially to assist the layperson or the beginner in the identification of eucalypts, this book features more than 1300 detailed colour photographs, meticulously compiled distribution maps and a "special features" section for each species, providing a summary of its most readily recognisable chara...
$49.00