Regular newsletters are published several times per year to document reports from members into cultivation issues in various climatic zones, propagation methods, natural occurrences of different species and to provide information on Group meetings and excursions to various parts of Australia.

Newsletters published by the Study Group since its inception are provided here as an archive.  These are in pdf format and will require a PDF Reader to view them. Free readers include Foxit Reader and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Ferns have long been among the most popular plants in native gardens and there are many resources available that will assist in growing these spectacular plants successfully. These include books, journals and numerous online sites.

Books:

• Bailey, F.M. (1892), Lithograms of the Ferns of Queensland. Brisbane: Government Printer.
• Chaffey, C. (1999), Australian Ferns – Growing Them Successfully, Simon and Schuster Australia
• Chaffey, C. (2002, revised 2003), A Field Guide to Australian Ferns, Vol. 1. Bangalow: Natureview Publications, sponsored by Southern Cross University.
• Chaffey, C. (2003), A Field Guide to Australian Ferns, Vol. 2. Bangalow: Natureview Publications, sponsored by Southern Cross University.
• Duncan, B.D. & Isaac, G. (1986, 1994), Ferns and allied plants of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia: with distribution maps for the Victorian species. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press in association with Monash University.
• Flora of Australia (1998), Volume 48: Ferns, Gymnosperms and Allied Groups. Melbourne: ABRS/CSIRO Australia.
• Garret, M. (1996), The Ferns of Tasmania: their ecology and distribution, Tasmanian Forest Research Council
• Goudey, C.J. (1985), Maidenhair ferns in Cultivation. Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd.
• Goudey, C.J. (1988), A Handbook of Ferns for Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd.
• Jones, D. L. and Clemesha, S.C. (1989), Australian Ferns and Fern Allies, The Currawong Press, Reed Books Pty.
• Large, M. and Braggins J. (2004), Tree Ferns, CSIRO.

Journals:

Several issues of the Society’s journal Australian Plants are particularly useful for those interested in growing native Australian ferns. Back issues of Australian Plants have been digitised and can be searched and viewed online. Searching these for a particular species may find useful references.

• Australian Fern Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, January/February 1984; Australian native ferns. Sole issue published.
• Australian Plants, Vol 7, No.56 September 1973; Australian Native Ferns.
• Australian Plants, Vol. 27, No. 220, Spring 2015; issue dedicated to Australian native ferns.

Internet:

• Atlas of Living Australia -provides distribution maps and other resources drawn from database of sightings and Herbarium specimens of plants, including ferns, in Australia.
• Flora of Australia Online – online edition of Flora of Australia; includes keys and descriptions from volume 48, as well as Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Christmas Island floras – volumes 49 and 50.
• A Fern which Changed Australian History
• Fern propagation from spores
• Introducing Australian Ferns
• Ferns of the Canberra Region
• Mysteries of Nardoo
• Native Ferns for Cool Climates
• Using Australian Ferns in the Garden