Australia's WildflowersIn this author's studies, the flowers are not seen in the studio or cultivated garden, but against the background of their actual environment, vibrantly alive and full of colour. This book contains 180 colour plates and 30 line drawings each of the six regions described is introduced by a leading botanical authority. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
Introduction by J H Willis | 25 |
Introduction by D F Blaxell | 49 |
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Acacia Alice Springs alpine areas Banksia Blandfordia Blue Boronia botanist bracts buds calyx central Australia Christmas Bell coastal dense Desert dry sclerophyll forest Dryandra endemic epiphytic epiphytic orchids Eucalyptus FAMILY Compositae FAMILY Myrtaceae FAMILY Orchidaceae Colour FAMILY Proteaceae flora flower heads foliage fruits ft tall genera genus gorges granite Grevillea grow heaths Helipterum Herbarium indigenous species inland involucre Kimberleys labellum lanceolate leaf leaves Lily lobes mallee Malvaceae Melbourne mountain Myrtaceae NATIONAL PARK NSW NATIONAL PARK QLD NATIONAL PARK VIC native plants northern numerous Occurs Orchid Orchid Dendrobium Orchidaceae palms perianth Perth petals pink pinnate plains Proteaceae racemes rainfall rainforest ranges region reserves Rutaceae sandplains sandstone sandy sclerophyll seed sepals Sept shrub slender soils South Wales south-west spikes stamens stems swamps Sydney Tasmania terminal Tree Fern tropical tubular vegetation Victoria Western Australia wildflowers woodland yellow