Flora of Australia is a 59 volume series describing the vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens present in Australia and its external territories. The series is published by the Australian Biological Resources Study, who estimate that the series when complete will describe over 20,000 plant species. It was orchestrated by Alison McCusker.
Series Volume 1 of the series was published in 1981, a second extended edition was released in 1999. The series uses the Cronquist system of taxonomy. The ABRS also published the Fungi of Australia, the Algae of Australia and the Flora of Australia Supplementary Series. An online Flora of Australia was launched by ABRS in 2017, and no more printed volumes will be published.
Volumes published 1. Introduction (1st edition) 1981 1. Introduction (2nd edition) 1999
Other Australian floras A few censuses of the Australian flora have been carried out, they include
1793-95 - J. E. Smith - A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland 1804-05 - J. E. Smith - Exotic Botany 1804-07 - J. J. H. de Labillardière - Novae Hollandiae Plant. Spec 1810 - R. Brown - Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen 1814 - R. Brown - Botanical Appendix to Flinders' Voyage 1849 - R. Brown - Botanical Appendix to C. Sturt, Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 1856 - J. D. Hooker - Introductory Essay, Flora Tasmaniae 1863-78 - G. Bentham - Flora Australiensis 1882 - F. Mueller - Systematic Census of Australian Plants 1889 - F. Mueller - Second Systematic Census 1990 - R. J. Hnatiuk - Census of Australian Vascular Plants
See also Flora of Australia
References
External links Flora of Australia online