Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria

Gary Backhouse

$49.99

Paperback

In stock
Ready to ship

QTY:

English

CSIRO Publishing
01 February 2023

Botany & plant sciences; Biodiversity; Gardening with native plants; Trees, wildflowers & plants

This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia. This region is one of the richest in the world for its diversity of temperate terrestrial orchids. Orchid diversity in Victoria spans some of the smallest to some of the largest orchids in Australia, from the minute Mallacoota Midge Orchid, with flowers just 2 mm across, to the large King Orchid, with big plants having hundreds of fragrant flowers and weighing many kilograms.

Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria includes brief descriptions on all species, enabling their identification in the field. With more than 460 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species, this guide will delight and inspire anyone interested in orchids.

By: Gary Backhouse
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 675g
ISBN: 9781486316854
ISBN 10: 1486316859
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gary N. Backhouse worked in biodiversity conservation with the Victorian Government until his retirement in 2012. He has travelled to most of the major centres for orchid diversity around the world and has photographed over 5000 species of orchids in the wild. Gary is author or co-author of three books on native orchids of Victoria, a book on Caladenia orchids of Australia, and Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT (CSIRO Publishing, 2022).

Reviews for Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria

"""Orchid enthusiasts will love this comprehensive guide to the 447 species of wild orchids in Victoria, including 66 species not previously described."" * Gardening Australia *"