Australian flora
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
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
Ted Snell (editor), illustrated by Philippa Nikulinsky 'Nikulinsky Naturally: An Artist's Life' c...
Ted Snell (editor), illustrated by Philippa Nikulinsky 'Nikulinsky Naturally: An Artist's Life' celebrates Western Australian botanical artist Philippa Nikulinsky's extraordinary career from the mid-1970s, specialising in plants from harsh environments, especially the Great Sandy Desert. The book contains many images of Philippa working, and her paintings. Much of the works displayed in the exhibition are reproduced in the book, plus a range of other works from the 1970s to the present, selec...
$39.95
Guide to the Wildflowers of Western Australia
Guide to the Wildflowers of Western AustraliaSimon Nevill Western Australia boasts over 13,000 pl...
Guide to the Wildflowers of Western AustraliaSimon Nevill Western Australia boasts over 13,000 plant species, and it can be quite overwhelming to the flower-seeking visitor to the state. This book helps the reader identify wildflowers visually, also placing them in areas where there is a higher probability of seeing them. Maps help to pinpoint the best locations for wildflowers as well as information on the best time to visit. This book illustrates over 1150 species, so there should be ample ...
$34.95
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
Nikulinsky Unfolded: Xanthorrhoea
Philippa Nikulinsky Take a walk with internationally renowned artist Philippa Nikulinsky through ...
Philippa Nikulinsky Take a walk with internationally renowned artist Philippa Nikulinsky through the Great Victoria Desert. In an artwork painted on a continuous piece of Japanese kozo paper, Nikulinsky depicts the regeneration process of the iconic grass tree (Xanthorrhoea thorntonii). It unfolds through time to show the elegance of unburnt leaves, and in contrast the stark drama of bushfire-wrought sand dunes. About the Author:Arid landscapes, regeneration after fire and the resilience of W...
$35.00
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
Eucalypts of Western Australia: The South-West ...
Eucalypts of Western Australia: The South-West Coast and RangesMalcolm French and Dean Nicolle Th...
Eucalypts of Western Australia: The South-West Coast and RangesMalcolm French and Dean Nicolle This is a book for all to enjoy, with every eucalypt species occurring along the south-west coast and ranges of Western Australia being comprehensively described (147 species and subspecies in total). All will appreciate the assistance this book delivers in providing a wealth of information regarding the identification, distribution and ecology of each eucalypt included. For each of the 147 eucalypt...
$49.00
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
Georgiana Molloy: The Mind that Shines
Bernice Barry This meticulously researched biography tells the extraordinary story of Georgiana M...
Bernice Barry This meticulously researched biography tells the extraordinary story of Georgiana Molloy, one of Australia's first internationally successful female botanists. From the refined beauty of 19th century England and Scotland, to the dramatic landscape of the West Australian coast, 'Georgiana Molloy: The Mind That Shines' gives new insight into the life of this pioneering botanist. Following a swift marriage, Georgiana and Captain John Molloy, a handsome hero with a mysterious past, ...
$44.95