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Book SynopsisAustralia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens or during field trips with the National Seed Bank, Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants.
Trade Review"This magnificent book explains how the Australian National Botanic Gardens display plants according to themes. [...] Discovering Australian Flora will appeal to anyone with an appreciation for Australia’s beautiful and diverse botanical treasures." * Australian Wildlife Volume 4 *
"In some ways the book is a series of photo essays, but there are also thoughtful written sections, such as on the two great Australian tree genera, the eucalypts and the acacias, on fire ecology, endemism and sclerophylly, as well as the work of the seed bank. She is no ordinary photographer, seemingly equally comfortable working with extreme microscopic close-ups, landscapes and plant portraits with artistically hazy backgrounds." * Ian Fraser Natural History Reviews #31 *
"Now in its second edition, this beautifully presented book showcases Australia's diverse flora by taking readers on a tour of the heritage-listed Australian National Botanic Gardens in Acton, Canberra." * The Gardens *
