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Central Coast - Talk and meeting: Australian Aquatic Flora with Mark Abell

When
12 Jul 2025
1:30 PM
Location
Phillip House, 21 Old Penang Road, Kariong

Join Central Coast APS Group for an engaging afternoon exploring Aquatic plants with speaker Mark Abell.

Aquatic plants represent an intersection between two of Mark’s interests – fish keeping and native plants.

Mark has had an interest in Australian plants since childhood, tagging along on field trips with his father, who was actively involved with the Australian Plants Society (or the SGAP, as it was known then). Since then he has been an active member in the Australian Plants Society and is a life member of APS NSW, and current Newsletter Editor for the Hunter Valley Group.
Australia has one of the world’s most diverse native floras. There are parts of the country that rank amongst the most biodiverse regions in the world. However, there is much less known about our aquatic flora. In spite of this being the driest continent on earth, we still have a rich and diverse aquatic flora to accompany our terrestrial flora.
This talk will attempt to provide an overview of the many and varied Australian aquatic plants. It will examine where the various plants fit into the plant kingdom, which ones might make good aquarium subjects, and provide an indication of the types of habitats where the plants can be found.

Meeting Details:
Phillip House, 21 Old Penang Road, Kariong
1.30pm for a 2.00pm start, 12 July 2025
$3.00 entry – Members and Visitors welcome
Includes lucky door prizes and afternoon tea

P.O. Box 263
Cremorne Junction NSW 2090