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- Australian Plant Societies
- Aboriginal Use of Plants
- Australian Plants - Genera, Families and Broad Groups
- Botanic Gardens, Arboreta and Reserves
- Botanical Art and History
- Bush Foods
- Bush Regeneration
- Cultivation and Propagation
- Miscellaneous - nothing to do with plants but possibly useful...
- Nurseries
- Photographs of Australian Plants
- Plants at Risk
- Plant Names and Botanical Terminology
- Regional Floras and Native Plants of Specific Regions
- Seed Suppliers
- Water Wise Gardening
- Weeds
- Wildlife
Australian Plant Societies
ANPSA
- ANPSA Home
- ANPSA Website Archives - the ANPSA website is regularly archived via the Australian National Library's Pandora web archive
- 'Gumnuts' - The ANPSA Blog (no longer updated - past issues via the Australian National Library's Pandora web archive)
- Australian Plants online - ANPSA's on line magazine (1995 - 2009)
ANPSA on Facebook- ANPSA (ASGAP) Wikipedia Entry
ANPSA Member Societies
- Canberra
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Top End Native Plant Society
- Victoria
- Western Australia
ANPSA District Groups
ANPSA Study Groups
Study Group Websites:- Acacia
- Australian Pea Flowers
- Australian Plants for Containers
- Banksia
- Bonsai
- Brachychiton and allied genera
- Correa
- Dryandra
- Eremophila
- Eucalyptus
- Fern
- Food Plants (Australian)
- Goodeniaceae family
- Garden Design
- Grevillea
- Hakea
- Isopogon and Petrophile
- Wallum and Coastal Heathland
Non-ANPSA Societies and Organisations
- Australasian Native Orchid Society
- Australasian Plant Society - based in the United Kingdom
- Australian Association of Bush Regenerators
- Australian Bulb Association - includes a section on native bulbous, tuberous, cormous, or rhizomatous species
- Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society
- Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
- Australian Flora Foundation
- Australian Macadamias
- Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife
- Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association
- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia
- Quandong Industry Association
- Tree World Arborist Forum - very useful for tree identification and advice.
- Wattle Day Association
Aboriginal Use of Plants
- Aboriginal Bush Foods (Sydney/Blue Mountains) via Internet Archive
- Aboriginal Culture - Aboriginal Bush Foods
- The Use of Plants by Australian Aboriginals
- Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia
- Aboriginal Uses of Plants Around Sydney
Australian Plants - Genera, Families and Broad Groups
See also the Wikipedia entries under 'Flora of Australia' for information on a wide range of Australian plants.
Acacia (Wattles)
- ANPSA's Guide to Acacia: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Acacia leprosa 'Scarlet Blaze' - a red flowering wattle!
- Guide to the genus
- WATTLE - Computer-based, interactive identification and information system for Acacia
- Wattle Day Association
- Wattle Web
- Wattles and wattlebarks of New South Wales - From the University of Sydney's Joseph Henry Maiden Natural History Collection
- World Wide Wattle
Actinotus (Flannel Flowers)
- Former Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group web site
- Former Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group (closed group, newsletters available)
Anigzanthos (Kangaroo paws)
- ANPSA's Guide to the Kangaroo Paw Family: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of the family Haemodoraceae
- Guide to the genus
Banksia (including species formerly included in Dryandra)
- ANPSA's Guide to Banksia: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Banksia Discussion Group
- Guide to the genus
Boronia
- ANPSA's Guide to Boronia and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Boronia, Correa, Crowea, Philotheca and many others
Callistemon (Bottlebrushes)
- ANPSA's Guide to Callistemon: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Guide to the genus
Carnivorous Plants
- The Definitive Guide to Carnivorous Plants (for beginners): A general guide with some native genera included
Chamelaucium (Geraldton Wax) and Relatives
- ANPSA's Guide to Chamelaucium and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Baeckea, Babingtonia, Chamelaucium, Darwinia, Hypocalymma and many others
Climbing Plants
Correa
- ANPSA's Guide to Correa and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Boronia, Correa, Crowea, Philotheca and many others
Cultivars
Cycads
Daisies
- ANPSA's Guide to Australian Daisies: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
Dryandra
- See Banksia
Epacris and Relatives (Australian Heaths)
- ANPSA's Guide to Epacris and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Epacris, Leucopogon, Styphelia and others
Eremophila and Relatives
- ANPSA's Guide to Eremophila and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
Eucalypts
- ANPSA's Guide to Eucalypts: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus
- EUCLID - Computer-based, interactive identification and information system for eucalypts
- Eucalink: A Web Guide to the Eucalypts - Computer-based, interactive identification and information system for eucalypts
- Hardy Eucalypt Page - Eucalypts for Cold Climates
- Learn about eucalypts provides information on eucalypt classification and biology, an explanation of the characteristics of Corymbia and images of eucalypt bark, habits, lignotubers and general views.
Ferns
- Ferns in the Canberra Region
- Native Ferns for Cool Climates
- The Fern Pages - a guide to ferns and their allies
Fungi
- Australian Fungi - introducing Australian fungi, sponsored by the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- Fungi and the Australian Flora - numerous photos as aids to identification.
Grevillea
- ANPSA's Guide to Grevillea: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Grevillea Discussion Group
Hakea
- ANPSA's Guide to Hakea: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Hakea Discussion Group
Hibiscus and Hibiscus-like Species
Isopogon and Petrophile
Leptospermum (Tea trees)
- ANPSA's Guide to Leptospermum and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
- Guide to the genus
Malvaceae (Hibiscus, Alyogyne, Gossypium, etc.)
Melaleuca (Paperbarks and Honey Myrtles)
- ANPSA's Guide to Melaleuca: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs
Mint Bush Family
- ANPSA's Guide to the Mint Bush Family: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of the family Lamiaceae
Orchidaceae (Orchids)
- The Orchidopaedia - CD containing information about all the natural genera of orchids and intergeneric hybrids
- The Orchids of Western Australia - Hundreds of excellent photographs and information on scientific and common names
Pea Flowers (Fabaceae subfamily Faboideae)
- ANPSA's Guide to Pea Flowered Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Dillwynia, Kennedia, Pultenaea, Swainsona and many others
Plant Families
- Australian Plant Families Recognition: Test your knowledge of plant families
- Flora of Australia online
- Some Australian Plant Families
Rainforest Plants
- Rainforest Study Group (closed group, newsletters available)
- Identifying Australian Rainforest Plants and Trees : Flickr group comprising over 5000 images and including an extensive database of photo galleries as well as a scientific names index that encompasses NSW and South East Queensland species
Rutaceae (Boronia, Philotheca, Correa, etc)
- ANPSA's Guide to Boronia and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Boronia, Correa, Crowea, Philotheca and many others
- Rutaceae Discussion Group
Stylidium (Trigger Plants)
Succulent Plants
- Australian Succulent Plants: Attila Kapitany's extensive website includes a photo gallery, articles and notes on cultivation.
Telopea (Waratahs)
- Former Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group web site
- Former Waratah and Flannel Flower Study Group (closed group, newsletters available)
- ANPSA's Guide to Telopea and Related Plants: Characteristics cultivation, propagation and photographs of Alloxylon, Stenocarpus, Telopea and others
- Growing waratahs
Wollemia (Wollemi Pine)
Botanic Gardens, Arboreta and Reserves
- Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden - Port Augusta, South Australia
- The Australian Garden - Cranbourne, Victoria
- Australian National Botanic Gardens - Canberra, ACT
- Burrendong Arboretum - Wellington, New South Wales
- Currency Creek Arboretum - Adelaide, South Australia
- Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens - Batemans Bay, New South Wales
- Hunter Wetlands Centre - Shortland (Newcastle), New South Wales
- Illawarra Grevillea Park - Bulli, New South Wales
- Karwarra Australian Plant Garden - Kalorama, Victoria
- King's Park and Botanic Garden - Perth, Western Australia
- Mount Annan Botanic Garden - Mount Annan, New South Wales
- Olive Pink Botanic Garden - Alice Springs, Northern Territory
- Peter Francis Points Arboretum - Coleraine, Western Victoria.
- Roadside Arboretum, California
- Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens - Hobart, Tasmania.
- Santa Cruz Arboretum, California
- Stony Range Botanic Garden, Dee Why, New South Wales
- Tasmanian Bushland Garden - Buckland, Tasmania.
- Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, Bargo, New South Wales
Botanical Art and History
- Marrianne Collinson Campbell (1827-1903). Wildflowers, fruit and butterflies of Australia [National Library of Australia collection]
- The Flower Chain: The early discovery of Australian plants
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sir Joseph Banks Papers
Bush Foods
- ANPSA's Australian Food Plants Study Group
- Australian Bushfoods Magazine this site is currently off line (March 2016) but is expected to be re-activated.
- Australian Macadamia Society
- Australia's Most Delicious Bush Nut
- Australian Native Food Industry Limited
- Australian Native Foods: Plant Profiles. This old CSIRO site is still available via the Internet Archive
- Bush Tucker Shop - commercial site
- Cherikoff Australian Ingredients - commercial site
- Edible Native Succulents
- Outback Chef - commercial site with lots of information and recipes
- Quandong Industry Association
- Traditional uses of Australian native plants - bibliography prepared by the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Bush Regeneration
- Australian Association of Bush Regenerators
- Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association
- Tree Project - non-profit community organisation dedicated to revegetating the Victorian landscape.
Cultivation and Propagation
- ANPSA's Plant Propagation Pages
- Australian Plants Discussion Group
- APSquery - Computer program for Windows to assist in choosing plants that meet a range of requirements
- Fact Sheets - an excellent series published by the Central Coast Group of the Australian Plants Society, covering a wide range of propagation and cultivation topics.
- Getting Started - 32 page publication aimed at the new grower of Australian native plants
- Growing Australian Native Plants - Extensive series of plant profiles by the Australian National Botanic Gardens
- How to Propagate Australian Plants
- Native Plant Seed Germination Database for Central Queensland - developed by Central Queensland University
- Open Colleges Courses in Horticulture - nationally accredited courses suited to both home gardeners and industry workers
- Plant Tissue Culture for Home Gardeners
- Seed Germination Database of Tasmanian native species developed by the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.
- The Rooting Database - No, it's not a joke! It's a listing of plant propagation information and includes a reasonable number of Australian species (via The Internet Archive)
Miscellaneous
- Free Website Templates - if you're looking for a website design, take a look at these offerings.
- HTML Kit - superb HTML editor for creating web pages. It is used to develop this ANPSA web site.
- Slimbox - This is a nifty piece of Javascript for displaying images as overlays on the current browser page.
Nurseries
Photographs of Australian Plants
- ANPSA Photo Gallery - including notes on botany, distribution, cultivation and propagation
- Australian Rainforests Gallery - an extensive collection from Black Diamond Images. Also see the Flickr Group administered by Black Diamond Images, "Australian Rainforest Plants and Trees"
- Esperance Wildflowers - South Coast of Western Australia
- Guide to Australia's Best Wildflowers - From the Flowers Across Melbourne Blog, a nicely presented and informative selection of Australian plants with excellent photographs.
- National Botanic Gardens Images
- The Orchids of Western Australia - Hundreds of excellent photographs
- Victorian Flora
- Westflora's Photostream - A portfolio of hundreds of Australian native plant images, featuring several photographers including Ivan Holliday and Geoffrey Watton.
- Wildflowers of Western Australia
Plants at Risk
- Australian Network for Plant Conservation - links to State and Territory threatened species
- Australian Plants at Risk - ANPSA's introduction, including examples and photographs.
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Homepage
- Lists of all species of Australian plants classified as Extinct, Endangered or Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Plant Names and Botanical Terminology
- ANPSA's List of Commonly Encounteted Name Changes
- Australian plant common name database.
- Australian Plant Name Index for Cultivars - provides comprehensive information on many the cultivars of Australian plants.
- Botanical Dictionary for Australian Native Plants - spellchecker add-in for a range of word processing programmes, containing thousands of Australian plant names.
- California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations - not just relevant to California.
- Dictionary of Botanical Epithets.
- The Little Book of Common Names for Tasmanian Plants - from the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water (includes a downloadable list of names that can be used as a spellchecker add-in)
- National Species List - provides access to the Australian Plant Census (a database of the accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, both native and introduced) and the Australian Plant Name Index (a database of plant names and their usage in the scientific literature).
- Roots of Botanical Names.
- Plant Taxonomy Part 1 and Part 2 - The Linnaean system of naming and describing plants and animals is still in use today.
Regional Floras and Native Plants of Specific Regions
- Atlas of Living Australia - provides tools to enable users of biodiversity information to find, access, combine and visualise data on Australian plants and animals
- Australia's Virtual Herbarium and Distribution Map Search for whole of Australia
- A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania
- Charles Sturt University Virtual Herbarium - view specimen information and images for plants of the Murray and Murrumbidgee. See especially the interactive application "Australian Plant family recognition".
- Census of the Queensland Flora
- eFlora SA - Electronic Flora of South Australia including searchable census of South Australian Plants, Algae and Fungi
- Esperance Wildflowers - A blog with an extensive coverage of native plants of the South Coast of Western Australia
- Flora of Australia online
- FloraBase - Flora of Western Australia
- Hornsby Council Online Herbarium
- Flora of Tasmania Online
- Native Plants of Sydney
- Noosa's Native Plants: south-east Queensland
- Flora NT: Northern Territory Flora online
- Plantnet - Flora of New South Wales
- The Plants Directory - CD containing information about all the vascular plants occurring in the northeastern part of New South Wales
- Vicflora: Flora of Victoria
- Yarra Ranges Local Plant Directory - Information, including photographs, of local flora east of Melbourne.
Seed Suppliers
- ANPSA's list of suppliers of Australian plant seed
- Florabank - Search under "Seed People"
Water Wise Gardening
- Establishing Australian Plants - the Water Wise Way - Based on material produced by the Australian Plants Society (NSW).
- Save Water in Your Garden - Advice from SA Water
- Water Saving Tips for the Garden - Canberra
- Waterwise Guide to Gardens - 32 page booklet from the Water Corporation, Western Australia (PDF)
Weeds
- ANPSA's introduction to the environmental weed problem
- Australian Weeds Strategy
- Environmental Weeds in Australia
- Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland
Wildlife
Bees - Native
- Aussie Bee - Australian Native Bee Research Centre
- Choosing plants to attract native bees (pdf)
- Flowers For Bees - mainly exotic but includes a section on native bees.
Birds
Butterflies and Caterpillars
Mammals
- Australian Museum - Mammals Site - includes extensive links to other resources