Plant Links
PlantNet - Online compendium of the Flora of NSW. Includes WeedAlerts.
Australasian Virtual Herbarium - AVH
OZ Native Plants - Website includes photographs and distribution maps.
Plant Guide for NSW - Lifestyle
Hunter Region Land Care
Eucalypt Identification -Includes photos of bark, leaves and gumnuts.
WattleWeb - Focus on the wattles of NSW.
Eucalink - Eucalypts. While the site is no longer maintained, it is still a good resource.
Bush Tucker- Link to online resources from The Native Plants of Queensland. There is considerable overlap with New South Wales.
Cactus and Succulent Society of New South Wales
EDO - Community Center for Environmental Law with fact sheets on native plants.
Places to Visit
Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
- Over 3,000 plant specimens, walking tracks, cafe and gift shop.
Specimen plants are propagated by the volunteer staff and available for
sale. The herbarium houses a reference library and herbarium staff will
assist in plant identification. Volunteers welcome.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney - Beautiful arboretum, the herbarium provides identification for plants and plant diseases.
Monash University Aboriginal Garden (Clayton Campus, Victoria)
Journals & Newsletters of Interest
Native Plants for New South Wales - Download available
Cunninghamia - Journal of plant ecology, especially Eastern Australia
Australian Plants Journal - Quarterly journal
Telopea -Open access journal of plant Systemics.
Australia Flora Foundation - Newsletter
Membership & Renewal
You can join online or use a printable form. Please email or print out and bring to a meeting.
Articles and Papers - Hunter Valley
Benefits of Going Native in Maitland - Newspaper Article
Vegetation Survey Hunter, Central and North Coast
Hunter Region Botanic Gardens - Click here for Research papers on the ecology of the Hunter Valley.
Threatened Species of the Upper Hunter
Threatened-Species-Lower Hunter.pdf
Lesser known Plants of the Hunter Valley
Plant Habitats of the Hunter Valley - Bell-Hunter-flora-2014.pdf
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