Environmental Weeds: A Field Guide for SE Australia
Gardening Botany Reference Environmental Science Field Guides Conservation & Ecology Australian Flora & Fauna Invasive Species
Environmental Weeds: A Field Guide for SE Australia is the 2003 spiral-bound reference that gardeners, bushwalkers, students and land managers tuck into backpacks and gloveboxes across Victoria, NSW, SA and Tasmania. At 228 pages and printed on durable coated stock, Kate Blood’s handbook identifies more than 150 high-impact invaders—from blackberry, gorse and boneseed to less familiar species such as serrated tussock and Chilean needle-grass—using crisp full-colour photographs, simple botanical keys and clear distribution maps. Because it is wire-bound, pages flip flat for quick comparison in the field or nursery, and the compact size slips easily beside a trowel or secateurs.
What separates this guide from government bulletins or academic floras is its practical, south-eastern focus and user-friendly layout. Each entry summarises the weed’s origin, preferred habitat, legal declaration status and the most effective control techniques (hand-pulling, spraying, biological or fire regimes). Symbols instantly flag whether a plant is toxic, fire-promoting, a nursery host or capable of hybridising with natives, so weekend gardeners can assess risk at a glance. The book also highlights look-alike indigenous species, reducing the chance that well-meaning volunteers rip out valuable natives.
Collectors value the 2003 first edition for its out-of-print status and the superior laminated covers that later reprints dropped. This copy is in very good, smoke-free condition—clean pages, tight spiral, no shelf-bending—making it a dependable, shelf-ready resource for TAFE and university courses in conservation land management, Landcare groups preparing weed-control plans, or property owners seeking to protect remnant bush blocks and market gardens. ISBN 9780957908604.
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