WEEDS OF THE SOUTH-EAST – an identification guide for Australia By F.J. Richardson, R.G. Richardson and R.C.H. Shepherd Published in 2006 by R.G. and F.J. Richardson, full colour, gatefold cover, 438 pages Price $69.95 plus $A12 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote ISBN 0958743932 or ISBN 9780958743938

SPECIES LIST, SAMPLE PAGE (p.241) (PDF - 54 KB), SAMPLE PAGE (p.347) (PDF - 51 KB)

A comprehensive identification guide for weeds in the south-east region of Australia:

• over 2000 plant species, subspecies, varieties and hybrids including weeds of agriculture, bushland, waterways, gardens, roadsides, wasteland and amenity areas, and many new and emerging problem species
• illustrated with over 1600 colour photographs including spectacular close-up shots of many features
• key features are described with relevant measurements for easier identification
• comparisons are made to similar species and easily confused natives
• situations where the species are likely to be found
• occurrence by State using herbaria records

Written in easy-to-understand language and beautifully illustrated, this is a field guide for anyone interested in the identification of pest plants and the preservation of our native flora. An essential tool for community and government organisations, park rangers, weed officers and advisers, agronomists, landholders, horticulturists, landscapers, amateur naturalists and gardeners.

Supported by the Weed Society of Victoria, the Weed Society of New South Wales, the Weed Management Society of South Australia and the Council of Australasian Weed Societies.

SPECIES LIST, SAMPLE PAGE (p.241) (PDF - 54 KB), SAMPLE PAGE (p.347) (PDF - 51 KB)

About the authors

Fiona Richardson - Born in the south of England, Fiona gained her Honours degree in Art and Sociology from the University of London in 1978 and worked as a market and business research consultant in Europe before emigrating to Australia in 1994. She now specialises in book design and typesetting for the publishing business she and Rob have built together.

Rob Richardson - Rob gained his Master of Agricultural Science degree from The University of Melbourne in 1976 and spent most of his career as a research scientist at the Keith Turnbull Research Institute in Frankston, Victoria working on the physiology and ecology of weeds, and the application and formulation of herbicides. He now specialises in editing and plant identification for the publishing business he runs with Fiona. They work from their bush property in the Brisbane Ranges of Victoria and are both keen sailors and photographers.

Ros Shepherd - Ros gained her Master of Science degree from The University of Queensland in 1966 and Master of Agricultural Science degree from The University of Melbourne in 1984. She spent many years as an entomologist at the Keith Turnbull Research Institute in Frankston, Victoria working on the biological control of pest plants and animals, which included research in South Africa. She is a keen bush walker, and now spends much of her time travelling in Australia and around the world, photographing and documenting plants.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Glossary
• References
• Identification guide:
• Ferns and allied plants - Azollaceae, Davalliaceae, Dennstaedtiaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Equisetaceae, Marsileaceae, Salviniaceae, Selaginellaceae
• Conifers - Cupressaceae, Pinaceae
• Monocotyledons - Agavaceae, Alismataceae, Aloeaceae, Aponogetonaceae, Araceae, Arecaceae, Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Haemodoraceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Iridaceae, Juncaceae, Juncaginaceae, Lemnaceae, Liliaceae, Limnocharitaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Pontederiaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Typhaceae, Zingiberaceae     
• Dicotyledons - Acanthaceae, Aceraceae, Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apiaceae, Apocynaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Araliaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae, Balsaminaceae, Basellaceae, Berberidaceae, Betulaceae, Bignoniaceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Buddlejaceae, Cabombaceae, Cactaceae, Callitrichaceae, Campanulaceae, Cannabaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cistaceae, Clusiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cornaceae, Crassulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Dipsacaceae, Ericaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Fumariaceae, Gentianaceae, Geraniaceae, Haloragaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Lentibulariaceae, Linaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Melianthaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Ochnaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orobanchaceae, Oxalidaceae, Papaveraceae, Passifloraceae, Pedaliaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Pittosporaceae, Plantaginaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Polemoniaceae, Polygalaceae, Polygonaceae, Portulacaceae, Primulaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Resedaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Sapindaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Simaroubaceae, Solanaceae, Tamaricaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Ulmaceae, Urticaceae, Valerianaceae, Verbenaceae, Violaceae, Vitaceae, Zygophyllaceae
• Index