Coastal plants : a guide to the identification and restoration of plants of the Perth region
Dixon, Kingsley W. (Kingsley Wayne), 1954-2011
Books, Manuscripts
Coastal Plants provides a definitive guide to the 100 most common plants of the Perth coastal region and includes the key species used in coastal restoration. Each species is presented with its Latin name, common name and family, together with its distribution, key diagnostic features, natural history, pollination, uses in restoration and propagation. The description for each species is accompanied by a distribution map and diagnostic photographs of the whole plant, flowers, seeds and fruits. Coastal Plants also contains introductory chapters on the biology and ecology of the coastal plants, their biogeography, and practical approaches to the restoration of coastal dune vegetation.Coastal Plants.West Australian Plants.
Main title:
Imprint:
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, c2011.
Collation:
x, 277 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270) and index.
Contents:
Partial contents: pt. 1. Ecology and biology of plants of the west coast -- pt. 2. Ecological restoration of coastal dune vegetation -- pt. 3. Biography of coastal plants in the Perth region -- pt. 4. Species guide -- Appendix: Coastal plants on which butterflies or sun-moths breed.
ISBN:
9780643100473
Dewey class:
581.99412
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
255459