The remote Kimberley region in northern Western Australia is famous for its rugged gorges and isolation. With a strong seasonal climate,...

Sand lilies, in the Daylily family, are not the most conspicuous elements of the Australian flora, but they are very intriguing for a...

Figs are one of the world's most recognisable trees, with their greatest diversity in tropical rainforests. So how did a fig come to be...

You may have heard that 'sedges have edges', but know little more about this fascinating plant family. Sedges are found almost...

Plant names seem to change all too regularly. But why? Taxonomists, the scientists responsible for most name changes, are often...

Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, is known as ‘the bush capital’. Relatively new by city standards, at just over 100 years...

March 23 celebrates Australia's most iconic trees - the Eucalypts. While now widely grown around the world, Eucalypts give the Australian...

Opiliaceae is a small family of 39 species related to the mistletoe (Loranthaceae) and sandlewood (Santalaceae) families. They are all...

Often considered pristine, in reality the sparsely populated and isolated Kimberly ‘wilderness’ is already highly altered. While those...

Normally separated by the Pacific Ocean, Australian honeyeaters do not regularly encounter bromeliads. At the Blue Mountains Botanic...