Resources
ANPSA has collected a wide range of downloadable content, online resources and links to other sources.

Downloads
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Those who have been members of any of the member Societies of ANPSA for any length of time will know that its primary publication is the journal ‘Australian Plants’ which was first published in December 1959.
If you’ve ever wondered how it all began, Volume 1 Number 1 is now available for download. However, be aware that it’s a large download (about 10MB) because it’s been scanned at a resolution large enough for legible printing.
Contents:
- How to Grow Waratahs
- The Treatment of Seed
- The Proteaceae
- The Genus Telopea (with botanical illustrations)
- The Inflorescence
- What’s New from WA
- How do Waratahs Grow?
- Front and back photographs by the famous Australian photographer, Frank Hurley
You will need a PDF Reader such as Foxit Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file (both are free downloads).
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‘Australian Plants’ has been in continuous publication for over 50 years with well over 200 issues. Needless to say, finding particular articles of interest can be difficult. To assist readers, index files have been created. These now cover Volumes 1 to 25 (issues 1 to 205).
‘Getting Started’ is a 32 page publication aimed at the new grower of Australian native plants (although more experienced growers will find some useful information as well!). You will need a PDF Reader such as Foxit Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file (both are free downloads).
‘Getting Started’ covers:
- Myths and Fables
- The Soil
- Selection of Plants
- Plant Propagation
- Potting On
- Planting Out
- Watering
- Pest Control
- Potted Plants
- Further Information
ANPSA’s Member Societies have been active in print publishing almost since the Society’s inception. Over the years literally hundreds of publications have been produced ranging from simple brochures and pamphlets aimed at specific local areas to full commercial titles. More recently, a number of titles have been produced on compact disc.
‘Fifty Years of Promoting Australian Plants’ is a comprehensive checklist of most of the publications produced between 1957 and 2007. Undoubtedly some have been inadvertently omitted because they were produced in low numbers early in the Society’s existence or by local groups that no longer exist, or for other reasons. The list covers the following broad groups:
- Books initiated/organised/sponsored by Bill Payne and the Publishing Section under the guidance of the Society for Growing Australian Plants, NSW Ltd.
- Books published by Society Regions or Branches, or individuals sponsored by Regions or Branches
- Books published by Study Groups or individuals supported by Study Groups
- Publications from ANPSA Biennial Conferences and APS Victoria F.J.C. Rogers Seminars
- Internet Publications
Links
These links were correct at the time of listing but, as is the nature of the Internet, nothing is forever! If you find any invalid links, please let us know.
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
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)
- 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