Plants

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May I highly recommend to each of you making plant sightings here in NatureMapr, two top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references, by: Ian D. Clarke (1950–), botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens:

• Ian D. Clarke and Helen Lee 1925- (2019), Name that flower. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press.
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8127202 ISBN: 9780522876048 .
– guides to all kinds of plants, focused on Australia and south-eastern Australia, yet globally useful.
– available in both printed paperback book and ebook.

• Ian D. Clarke (2015), Name those grasses: identifying grasses, sedges and rushes. Melbourne, Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. ISBN: 9780980407648. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
– available in printed paperback book .

All the best, Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th.

Plants

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Peas

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Orchids

Wattles

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Other Trees

Other Shrubs

Climbers & Mistletoes

Ferns and Clubmosses

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Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

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Marine Water Plants

Palms, Cycads and tree-like monocots

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