Spiny Australian
Succulents- The Unfriendly Ones
ITEM book - Australian
Succulents - The Unfriendly Ones
By Attila Kapitany
& Jen Silcock
Full colour, A4,
soft bound, 104 pages
Limited
printing. We printed first 100 copies which sold out in two weeks! We've just
printed another 100 copies!
- A unique and interesting book showcasing a
large range of Australian native plants with information that is not
readily available elsewhere, or not in the same cohesive format. Pictures show a sample of interesting and diverse species covered in the book!
- A field guide to the numerous Australian
native succulent plants that are spiny or spinescent to varying degrees
and found widespread across inland Australia. These are plants from arid
or semi-arid regions and can be commonly encountered along or near
roadsides. Road travellers through inland Australia who encounter these
plants routinely struggle to find helpful or correct information about
them. What are they called? Are they native? Are they poisonous?
- These are extremely important plants within
their ecosystems providing a range of benefits to other flora and fauna
that live there. Benefits include shelter, food, water to some of the
rarest marsupials and birds, notably Bilbies, Numbats, Rare Wallabies, the
legendary Night Parrot and Splendid Parrot.
- Colourful and clear images (numerous for each
species), distribution maps and further detailed information about each
species to help with their identification.
- While these plants have been historically
maligned for their spines, close examination of these plants in habitat
can reveal subtle beauty.
- Appreciation and understanding are key
components of conservation, of not just these plants but also the animals
that rely on them in their often harsh habitats.
- A book for travellers, scholars, amateur
botanists, farmers and those who like all things botanical!