Author : Enid Mayfield
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643102000
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Book Synopsis Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 1 by : Enid Mayfield
Download or read book Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 1 written by Enid Mayfield and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Otway region of Victoria, with its temperate rainforests, mountain ash forests, heathlands, plains and coastal dunes, has an extraordinarily rich and diverse flora. The first volume of Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges covers the orchids, irises, lilies, grass-trees, mat-rushes and other petaloid monocotyledonous plants. Enid Mayfield's exquisite colour illustrations of more than 200 species reveal tiny botanical details which enable the untrained botanist to identify each species with ease. The section on orchids describes and illustrates more than 130 species, highlighting their fascinating adaptations for attracting specific pollinating insects. The clear text and illustrations frequently draw attention to the relationship of plants to the broader environment, the impact of fire, the role of pollinators and the importance of fungi.