Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane

The people of Brisbane and its surrounding region live in one of the greenest urban environments in the world. About 2800 species of wild plants survive, and mostly flourish, in our backyards, city parks and remaining bushland.

Our wild plants are the green thread that binds us to the natural world across thousands of years of human history. They provided Aboriginal Australians and European settlers with food, shelter and raw materials. Today, they soften the outline of the city's built environment and stimulate our senses with an endless variety of colour, shape and form.

More than 500 species of our most familiar wild plants, and a few that are less well known, are featured in over 1100 colour photographs; along with brief, easy-to-read, descriptions of the plants and their habitats. This book is an essential companion to the best-selling Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Wild Places of Greater Brisbane and Wild Guide to Moreton Bay.

Published by the Queensland Museum in partnership with the Brisbane City Council and with generous assistance of the Queensland Herbarium and Greening Australia.