Wildflowers and plants of inland Australia
Wildflowers and plants of inland Australia

By Anne Urban

 

Published in 2001 by Paul Fitzsimons, first published in 1990 by Portside Editions Pty Ltd, colour, soft cover, 240 pages

 

Price $A36.50 plus $A12 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote

 

ISBN 064641688X or ISBN 9780646416885

This book is destined to become one of the best-known books on the subject. It is comprehensive enough for the serious botanist, yet concisely written for most plant-lovers who simply want to know 'what plant is that?' The text- thoroughly researched and checked with other experts - provides both botanical and common names, and virtually every species described is accompanied by a full-colour photograph to aid in identification. Diagrams illustrate particular points of interest.

 

Apart from its interest as a reference, the book will surprise many readers with the incredible diversity of flora in the region - and even more, their stunning natural beauty.

 

About the author

Anne Urban graduated with an MBBS from Melbourne University in 1950. Three years later she married Victor, a Czechoslovakian refugee, and the couple raised four children. Moving the family to Alice Springs in 1966, Anne commenced work in the field of community health, directing special attention to the problems of handicapped children. This work won her a World Health Organisation Fellowship for overseas post-graduate study, and in 1980, and OAM in recognition of her efforts on their behalf. Residence in colourful central Australia prompted Anne to take an interest in both arid area botany and bush photography. These were combined in this book - the result of six years of intensive fieldwork and study.

 

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Pterydophyta (ferns)

Gymnospermae (conifers)

Angiospermae (flowering plants) (pages 17-227)

Glossary

References

Index