Growing Native Plants
Karragaroo – a name that doesn’t deserve to die Author: Trish Gardner, Toowoomba Branch Published: Journal September 2021 I have an enthusiasm for common names. I know that not all botanists agree, but I think that good common name is part of the process of...
Growing Native Plants
Hackelia suaveolens – Sweet Hound’s Tongue Author: Jan Sked Published: Journal September 2021 Pronounced: hack-ELL-ee-a swarv-ee-OLE-ensFamily: BoraginaceaeSynonym: Cynoglossum suaveolensDerivation: Hackelia, after Josef Hackel, a Czech botanist; suaveolens,...
Growing Native Plants
Leiocarpa brevicompta – Plains Plover Daisy Author: Jan Sked Published: Journal September 2021 Leiocarpa brevicompta – Plains Plover Daisy or Flat Billy Buttons Pronounced: lee-o-CARP-a brev-ee-COMP-taFamily: AsteraceaeSynonym: Ixiolaena...
Books
Book Review: The Flowering of Australia’s Rainforests Book Review by Glenn Leiper ‘The Flowering of Australia’s Rainforests. Pollination Ecology and Plant Evolution’ (Second Edition) by Geoff Williams Published by CSIRO Publishing, 288 pages,...
