THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
FLORA

A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
Grazyna Paczkowska and Alex R. Chapman

At last a list of all WA plants!

And more than a list. For each plant, a common name is given where one exists, then a brief description such as:

"Erect tufted perennial herb or shrub, 0.15 - 0.4 m high, fl. purple, Oct-Nov. Red or grey sand. Distribution: South West, Jarrah Forest."
 

How many plants are there?   Depends how you choose to count them.
 

The book is in A4 size with 668 printed pages. It begins with some beautiful floral pictures and then an introduction giving a background to the publication and an explanation of the catalogue.

The plants are presented in their classes: Ferns and the like, Gymnosperms, Monocots and Dicots. Within each class, the families are arranged in alphabetical sequence and within each family the genera are also in alphabetic sequence. At the beginning of each family, there is a small iconic drawing showing a typical member of the family - very useful for those families that are unfamiliar.

Finally there are 42 pages devoted to name changes - so if you want to know the new name for say Eriostemon spicatus you will find it is now Philotheca spicata.

Who should buy the book? Everyone interested in WA plants. You need it because it is the only print version with up-to-date names. You will use it, for example, to check on the plant you have just keyed out to find whether the name is still current - and whether your answer is feasible. And you will use it both in your office and in the field. True, the information is available via Florabase - but you can take the book out in the field - and at the give-away price of $10, it is a bargain.

Cost to for a soft-back copy is AU$10.00 and a hard back $69.00, postage and handling within Australia AU$9.00, Overseas AU$35.00.

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