Author: David L. Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980285420
Category : Orchids
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: Jean Egan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646820866
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Field Guide to Orchids of the Southern Tablelands of NSW including the ACT

Author: Lachlan M. Copeland
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486313698
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 457

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This comprehensive guide describes the 582 species of wild orchids that occur in NSW and the ACT. This region covers the richest area for wild orchids in Australia and includes over 500 species of seasonal ground orchids and 62 species of evergreen tree and rock orchids. Orchids found in this region include the tallest, heaviest, smallest flowered, most numerous flowered and most bizarre orchids in Australia, including elusive underground species. Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT describes each species, enabling their identification in the field, and includes over 600 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species. Featuring orchids with a dazzling array of colour and form, this is the essential guide for all orchid enthusiasts.

Author: John Hook
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646447476
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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ISBN: 9781921117701
Category :
Languages : en
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The Molonglo Valley is significant for its riverside landscapes, Aboriginal heritage, environmental connectivity, biodiversity and nationally threatened species and ecological communities. Box - gum grassy woodland and natural temperate grassland within the Molonglo Valley provide some of the best representations of these threatened vegetation communities in the region. This field guide includes 394 native and exotic species, covering the majority of all known plant species to occur in the Molonglo Valley and lowland grassy communities across the region. The guide includes: - 394 native and exotic forb, grass, sedge, rush, shrub and tree species - 3 to 9 photos per plant - Full-scale size bars of leaf, flower and fruit - Key identification features - Flowering and fruiting times - Habitat type and occurrence - Management information - Known Aboriginal use - Visual and text glossaries of botanical terms This easy-to-use field guide provides a tool to members of the Canberra region to better appreciate, enjoy and understand the diversity of life on their doorstep.

Author: Robert Whyte
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643107088
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465

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Australians have a love–hate relationship with spiders. Some spiders, such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnelweb, inspire fear. Yet Peacock Spiders, with their colourful fan-spreading courtship dances, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of living animals to help people identify many of the spiders they encounter. Featuring over 1300 colour photographs, it is the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. With more than two-thirds of Australian spiders yet to be scientifically described, this book sets the scene for future explorations of our extraordinary Australian fauna. This field guide will be enjoyed by naturalists and anyone with an interest in learning more about Australia's incredible arachnids.

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ISBN: 9780959826722
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: Gwen Jean Harden
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406091
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 766

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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.

Author: Kingsley Dixon
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486311393
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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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 restoration, along with important weeds. The description of each species is accompanied by a distribution map and diagnostic photographs of the whole plant, flowers, seeds and fruits. The book also contains introductory chapters on the biology and ecology of the coastal plants, their biogeography, and practical approaches to the restoration of coastal dune vegetation. Coastal Plants is distinctive in its focus on restoration, which makes it valuable for community groups and individuals interested or involved in coastal natural history or restoration activities.

Author: Anthony Bishop
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780868407067
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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A pictorial field guide for those interested in locating, identifying, and studying the rich orchid flora of the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. Updated from the 1996 edition, this guide includes a general key and a key to each orchid genus and 504 detailed species descriptions co