Sydney's Bushland
Author | : Jocelyn Howell |
Publisher | : Royal Botanic Gardens |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0731393422 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780731393428 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Sydney is a city of wildflowers, surrounded and infiltrated by expanses of bushland with attractive acacias, beautiful bottlebrushes and wonderful waratahs. It's also home to Geebungs, Burrawangs and Bangalays. What are these plants and where do they grow? Find out this and more as you explore the forests, woodlands and heaths of the harbour city. This book takes you back before the age of the dinosaurs to glimpse the forces that shaped the Sydney bushland scene. And it brings you up to date to join scientists in discovering some of the surprises Sydney's bushland plants have in store: how some of our largest plants have survived in secret until just a few years ago; which of our tiniest plants turn the tables on animals and make a meal of them; what happens when some plants encourage ants to help them survive fires via the fungal internet!; where plants have invisible liaisons underground. Keen to see some of these wildflower ways for yourself? The book's last section takes you on a tour of readily accessible places where you can experience bushland landscapes and their beautiful plants. Not everything is known -- there is still lots to learn. Experience Sydney's bushland in a spirit of discovery -- you will enjoy finding out there's more than meets the eye!