Flora of Australia (series)

The Flora of Australia is a comprehensive, multi-volume series documenting the native and naturalized vascular and non-vascular plants of Australia. It is a key resource for botanists, ecologists, conservation managers, and anyone interested in the Australian flora.

The series aims to provide authoritative taxonomic descriptions, distribution information, and other relevant details for each plant species found in Australia. It covers all states and territories of Australia, including its external territories.

The Flora of Australia project has been a long-term undertaking involving collaboration among numerous botanists and institutions across Australia and internationally. The content is peer-reviewed and represents the consensus of botanical expertise.

The series includes both descriptive volumes, which focus on taxonomic accounts of plant groups, and introductory volumes, which provide background information on the Australian environment, vegetation, and history of botanical exploration. Descriptive volumes typically include keys for identification, descriptions of families, genera, and species, distribution maps, and illustrations. The series is constantly being updated, with revised volumes and online resources becoming available to reflect new research and taxonomic revisions. Its online counterpart, Flora Online, provides accessible and up-to-date information derived from the published volumes.