After nearly 15 years out of print, the second, fully revised edition of Plants of Outback South Australia has been published. A collaboration between the State Herbarium of South Australia (Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium) and the Pastoral Unit (Department for Environment and Water), this is a key field guide to South Australia’s arid lands.
Melaleuca glomerata, also known as the Inland Tea-tree or Inland Paperbark is a common occurrence in the Flinders Ranges along spring fed creek beds. This plant is a useful indicator of water beneath the surface.
Cassinia laevis, the native Curry Bush is seen here on a rocky rise.
This curious object is a lignotuber of a Eucalypt sapling found in Jubilee Creek, showing multiple bud scars.
Copley Retention Dam has naturalised into a complex wetland habitat over the past three decades, to support over 70 species of birds.
Sedge study by Anne-Maree Taranto.
