Plants of the Adelaide Plains and Hills 3rd edition By Gilbert R.M. Dashorst and John J. Jessop ISBN 0977560805, published in 2006 by The Board of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium of South Australia, colour plates, soft cover, 224 pages Price $39.95 plus $A10 postage within Australia, overseas postage please ask for a quote

This is a guide to the plants of the Adelaide district, from Goolwa to Gawler. It contains descriptions and colour illustrations of about 1200 species.

Special features include:

• A comprehensive coverage of plants from South Australia’s most populous region;
• A range of plant groups, including marine algae, mushrooms, ferns, herbs, sedges and grasses, flowering shrubs and trees;
• An indication of the distribution of each species;
• Includes both native and introduced species;
• The latest botanical names;
• An emphasis on illustrations, with a minimum of technical text.

Contents

• Preface
• Foreword to the first edition
• Map of the Southern Lofty Ranges
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Literature
• Plates [pages 16-207]
• Gazetteer [pages 208-211]
• Index