There are so many good reference sources for providing detailed information native flora and their landscapes. Such resources include textbooks, handbooks, compendiums, and online databases.
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Smaller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management
This guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map.
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Native trees and shrubs of South-Eastern Australia
Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia, by Leon Costermans, embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast.
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Let’s Propagate: A plant propagation manual for Australia
This is a handbook for propagating specifically Australian Native plants. It takes the user from a novice to being able to identify what propagation methods can be applied for a large cross-section of native plant families, genus, and species.
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Using NatureMaps to identify plant communities
One of the best uses of NatureMaps is to locate plant communities which pre-existed European settlement. This procedure explains how to set NatureMaps for this purpose, then to use the vegetation key or ID to identify the upper, middle, and lower storey of the plant community.
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NatureMaps
NatureMaps is an online mapping tool which contains a range of information about the State’s natural resources. It is available for the general public to use to learn and understand more about the physical environment.
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Yarra Ranges Council Plant Directory
The Yarra Ranges Plant Directory is a database of the plants which can be found in the Shire territory, which includes the Yarra valley and Dandenong ranges.
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Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
The ACRA website is a registration portal for plant breeders to apply for registration of a native plant cultivar.
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Propagating native plants
This library guide lists a wide variety of media which covers the techniques used in propagation which are best used to propagate a given plant genus or species.
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Australian Native Plants
Australian Native Plants has been an important go-to reference for passionate gardeners and landscaping professionals to find information about Native plants and their cultivars for use plant selection.
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Botanic Gardens of South Australia Plant Selector
The Botanic Gardens of South Australia Plant Selector is a great database for finding plants which suit your interests and location.
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Atlas of Living Australia
The Atlas of Living Australia website acts as a portal to a database for exploring the natural world, both flora and fauna, of Australia. It also has a vast set of research documentation and images.
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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.
