Pasture plants of north-west Queensland by Jenny Milson ISBN 0734500823, published in 2000 by Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Information Series QI00015, colour, soft cover, 348 pages Price $A50.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia, overseas airmail please ask for a quote

This is one of a two book set on the identification of the flora of north-west Queensland. Well researched text is supported by hundreds of photographs for easy identification in the field.

See also Trees and shrubs of north-west Queensland.

About the author

Jenny Milson grew up on a sheep and cattle property and has lived and worked predominantly in western Queensland. She has a degree in Applied Science (Plant Biology) and joined Queensland Department of Primary Industries in Longreach in 1988. She has travelled extensively doing research and extension work throughout the western regions of Queensland where she gained an in-depth knowledge of the region’s flora. Jenny aims to assist land managers to apply a good mix of practical and theoretical principles that relate plant identification to sustainable land management and productivity.

Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Locality map
• Acknowledgements
• How to use this book
• Pasture plants of north-west Queensland:
•     Forbs (pages 1-180)
•     Sedges (pages 181-194)
•     Grasses (pages 195-318)
• Appendix I – Explanation of scientific classification of plants
• Appendix II – Name changes
• Appendix III – Plant identification services
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index