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Locate more than 1000 of the most common species found in Australia.
Whether you’re hiking, bushwalking or simply wandering around your backyard or local park, the Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers will help you identify some of the most varied and fascinating species in the plant kingdom.
• Identify structure, form and function and learn to distinguish flowering plants by height, leaves, flowers, fruits, habitat, distribution and flowering season.
• Follow alphabetised classification, learn terminology and discover vegetation zones.
• From tiny and terrestrial orchids to large perennials, shrubs and trees, this guide will help you discover beautiful flowers that come in a wide array of shapes, sizes and colours.
• Colour photography illustrates each species and, where helpful for identification purposes, line drawings of the leaf or fruit are also included.
• Species selected represent all the key regions of Australia, from the Grampians in Victoria to the tropical north.
INTERESTING FACT: There are more than 20,000 recognised species of flowering plants naturally occurring in Australia!
384 pages • 235mm x 263mm • Paperback • Over 1,000 full-colour photographs • Month-by-month planting guide
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