The Flora and Fauna of the Parkes Shire edited by Neville Schrader. Parkes Naturalist Group, 1987. 87pp. ISBN 073161285XFor details the best reference book (at a price to match) is:
G.M. Cunningham, W.E. Mulham, P.L. Milthorpe & J.H. Leigh. Plants of Western New South Wales.For more recent and helpful information on native trees, "Costerman" is a good source:
North Ryde: Butterworth-Heinemann, c. 1992; 766pp.
Earlier edition: [Sydney] : N.S.W. Govt. Print. Office in association with the Soil Conservation Service of N.S.W., 1981. 766pp. ISBN 0724020039
* This text provides a comprehensive collation of the plants of the semi-arid and arid areas of the western division of NSW. Beginning with an overview of environmental and ecological conditions in the western division, it moves to a detailed description of each species, its distribution and habitat. Extensively illustrated.
* Very good guide with short descriptions and colour plates of most species; glossary; no keys. A little dated but still very useful.
$185.00 from NSW DLWC Publications For Sale - Trees, Plants and Shrubs
Costermans, L. F. (Leon F.). Native trees and shrubs of south-eastern Australia.Rev. ed. Sydney : Weldon, 1989.Advice on native plants is available from the Mid Lachlan Native Vegetation Management Project:
First pub. 1981. Revised ed. 1983. Adelaide : Rigby.
422pp. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. ISBN 0947116761 :
1992 printing of 1983 edition has an addendum listing the main changes to names, pp.423-4.
* Lots of colour plates of significant woody species, with helpful line illustrations of diagnostic features and distributions.
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