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Seeds of South Australia

Seeds of South Australia website is a portal to a database for providing images plants endemic to South Australia including their distribution within specific geographical regions.

May 8, 2025

Austrostipa muelleri

Austrostipa muelleri is a member of the Australian indigenous grass family and is endemic to the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu peninsula.

May 8, 2025

Scaevola albida

Scaevola albida, commonly known as the White Fanflower, is a native ground cover in open woodland of South Australia and Victoria.

May 6, 2025

Kennedia prostrata

Kennedia prostrate; Creator: Leigh Johnston 2021; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93334953

Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Scarlet Runner or Running Postman, is an attractive ground cover. It can also be used for display in hanging baskets, rockeries, and in ornamental beds.

May 5, 2025

The Brown Stringybark woodland appears in south eastern Australia including in the Fleurieu peninsula of South Australia. The tree storey is dominated by Eucalyptus Baxteri, commonly known as Brown Stringybark.

May 4, 2025

Dichondra repens

Dichondra repens, commonly known as Kidney Weed, is a ground cover and understorey for many Australian native landscapes.

May 1, 2025

Bossiaea prostrata

Bossiaea prostata, commonly known as Creeping Bossiaea, grows in South Australia in many woodlands including the Brown Stringybark woodland.

April 30, 2025

Rainwater harvesting

Water security: A call to action South Australia is a very dry landscape. Indeed, the South Australian Department of the Environment and Water (DEW) reminds us: Water is fundamental to our lives. It supports agriculture, beverage and food production, industries like mining, energy and construction, essential services such as our schools and hospitals, right through…

March 10, 2024

Review: The ten rules of reporting journalism for the community

Sunderland, Alan, 2022, The ten rules of reporting: Journalism for the Community, Simon and Schuster, Cammeray Alan Sunderland has a long history as a journalist notably for the ABC and SBS broadcasters. With the disappearance of so many traditional print newspapers across Australia, owing to the rise of the Internet and Social Media, Sunderland is…

February 11, 2024

Water Management on the Fleurieu – A review of government agencies and legislation

Water management has long been an issue in South Australia. Some of it first legislation was to ensure the equitable distribution of water of landholders. Much of the water supply on the Fleurieu is sourced from ground and surface water by aquifers and dams respectively.

February 5, 2024