Australian Grasses
A Guide to Native Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Grasstrees
$37.75
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2026
Summary
Native grasses, sedges and related plants are abundant in most Australian ecosystems, from Tasmania to the tropics, from coastal dunes to the snow line, and from grasslands to wetlands. With many of them as strikingly beautiful as the finest exotic grasses, they attract ever-increasing interest. They are widely planted to create a softer and more natural look, from bush gardens to more formal plantings, as drought-tolerant lawns or just for the pleasure of their shifting patterns in a strong …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486320523 |
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| ISBN-10: | 148632052X |
| Author: | Nick Romanowski |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 152mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
”[T]he real strength of the book lies in its species coverage and the author’s knowledge and enthusiasm for his topic. Wherever you live, you will almost certainly find something in there that is local to you and will grow well. One of the book’s main aims is to expand readers’ horizons beyond the same few species of native grasses and sedges that are used again and again in landscaping, and for me at least, this aim was achieved.” – Dr Elen Shute * Royal Society of South Australia newsletter *
Nick Romanowski
Nick Romanowski is a zoologist who founded Australia’s first specialist native wetland nursery in the 1980s. He has written many books on plants, wetland ecology and aquaculture.
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