Perth Plants (Paperback)

Eng Pin Tay

ISBN 10: 1486306020 / ISBN 13: 9781486306022

Published by CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. The city of Perth is treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city. Kings Park and Bold Park represent a significant part of the natural heritage of the Swan Coastal Plain and are an important part of city life. The city is also a gateway to the incredible biodiversity to be found in south-west Western Australia. Perth Plants provides a comprehensive photographic guide to all plants known to occur in the bush lands of Kings Park and Bold Park. There are 778 species included, both endemic and introduced, representing approximately one quarter of all the plants in the greater Perth region, and one-tenth of all species known for the south-west of Western Australia.This greatly expanded second edition of this field guide contains information on additional species and updated photography throughout. It is an essential reference for anyone interested in the plants of south-west Western Australia, and particularly the Swan Coastal Plain. The city of Perth is treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city. Kings Park and Bold Park represent a significant part of the natural heritage of the Swan Coastal Plain and are an important part of city life. The city is also a gateway to the incredible biodiversity to be found in south-west Western Australia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perth Plants (Paperback)
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1486306020
• ISBN 13: 9781486306022
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Perth Plants provides a comprehensive photographic guide to all plants known to occur in the bushlands of Kings Park and Bold Park. There are 778 species included--both natural and introduced--representing approximately one quarter of all the plants in the greater Perth region, and one-tenth of all species known for the south-west of Western Australia.

This second edition of this field guide contains 22 additional species and updated photography throughout.

Features:

* This is one of the most detailed field guides available for south-west Western Australia, with species presented in their most current scientific classification.

* With multiple photos per species, the book provides a relatively easy means of identifying both native and naturalized species in the Perth region and beyond.

* Small enough to fit in a backpack for field use, but detailed enough to provide a solid identification tool, this is a very practical field guide.

About the Authors

Russell L. Barrett has worked as a Research Botanist with the Botanic Gardens, the Australian National Herbarium and CSIRO. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and a research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium.

Eng Pin Tay is a Herbarium Botanist at the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Perth. He has previously worked with tropical plants in Singapore as Curator of the then Parks & Recreation Department and as a Senior Research officer at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. His work as taken him to many natural areas in South-East Asia and botanic gardens around the world.