Flora of the South West
Bunbury - Augusta - Denmark
Judy Wheeler, Neville Marchant and Margaret Lewington
foreword by Judy Edwards
University of Western Australia Press, 2002
, ISBN-10:0642568162
, 101/4 x 71/4 in / 250 × 176 mm
, hardcover
, 972 pages
, 2 volumes, all taxa illustrated, includes glossary
, includes index
The flora of south-western Australia is internationally renowned as one of the richest in the world. Every year, in spring and summer, thousands of visitors - many from overseas - arrive to admire and wonder at the staggering array of wildflowers.
Flora of the South West, published in two volumes, provides a comprehensive guide to this natural treasure. Each volume features:
- illustrated identification keys using easily observed characteristics such as flower colour and shape
- simply written descriptions
- notes on distribution and ecology
- small sketches illustrating the differences between the species.
Flora of the South West is a storehouse of information for anyone interested in Western Australia's floral heritage - from dedicated botanists to the most inexperienced beginners.
Published in association with ABRS and CALM
Table of contents
Volume 1
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Addendum
- How to use the Key Section
- Key Section: White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Blue, Green-Brown
- Plant Families Section: Fern Allies and Ferns, Gymnosperms, Monocotyledons
Volume 2
- Dicotyledons
- Glossary
- Index
