Discovering Australian Flora: An Australian National Botanic Gardens Experience: Second Edition

Discovering Australian Flora is a beautiful book that showcases the diverse and complex flora of Australia through stunning color photographs and detailed information. It explains how plants are displayed in the Australian National Botanic Gardens according to themes and provides clear and simple geographical, historical, and botanical information. The book also describes the unique features of Australian flora, such as their reliance on fire and ability to survive in poor soil, and looks in detail at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape—Eucalyptus and Acacia. Extensively updated with new photographs and a new chapter on conservation, this book offers detailed insight into Australia's native flora and will appeal to visitors to the ANBG and anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty and the wonders of Australia's botanical treasures.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 136 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2022
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Australia's captivating and diverse flora is showcased in breathtaking botanic gardens scattered across the continent. Through exquisite color photographs captured at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) or during field trips with the National Seed Bank, Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the intricate and fascinating details of these plants. This second edition of Discovering Australian Flora delves into how plants are displayed at the ANBG based on various themes, providing clear and concise geographical, historical, and botanical information, including descriptions of plant characteristics. It also delves into the unique features of Australian flora, such as their reliance on fire and ability to thrive in poor soil, and takes a detailed look at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape: Eucalyptus and Acacia.

Extensively updated with new photographs and a new chapter on conservation, this beautiful book offers a deep insight into Australia's native flora. It appeals not only to visitors to the ANBG but to anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty and the wonders of Australia's botanical treasures.

Features:
Contains beautiful photographs, including new photographs for this second edition.
Explains the five plant groupings used by the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Includes a photographic list of the plant families found in the Gardens.

Weight: 466g
Dimension: 210 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781486315840
Edition number: Second Edition