Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia

SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA - in this book embracing an area stretching from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast - has a tremendous diversity of plant life as well as many fascinating land features.

Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia records such aspects of the land and its vegetation, using a style which is scientifically accurate, but which will be
readily understood by the non-specialist. It not only describes virtually all the species of native trees and larger shrubs in this area, but it relates their occurrences to features of their environments-events of the past, geology, landforms, soil, and climatic conditions. In a systematic sequence, every species is illustrated and accompanied by a distribution map.

Descriptive information is concise, and carefully researched. There are more than 300 colour plates, and over 160 black and white photographs. Some brief descriptions of places of special interest, as well as eight comprehensively illustrated Guide-lists, cover ahe coast, is and ranges, high areas. These are designed to help anyone exploring such regions to identify trees and shrubs not only during their flowering periods, but at any time of year. These sections also provide details of ecological settings for the plants.

The wealth of systematically organised information, combined with attractive illustration, makes this book an indispensable aid to any field observer-naturalist, student, or simply interested traveller-who wishes to develop an understanding and appreciation of this part of the Australian continent.