Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts home page

About us | Contact us | Publications | What's new

Header imagesHeader imagesHeader images

Australian Biological Resources Study

Biodiversity theme image

Flora of Australia Supplementary Series

Other flora publications can be found under Flora or may be listed in our special publications list.

more on The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia, Rhodophyta Part IIIA - Bangiophyceae & Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales to Gigartinales)
Supplementary Series 1
The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia, Rhodophyta — Part IIIA Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales to Gigartinales)
This volume continues the landmark series begun in 1984, providing monographic accounts of the marine algae of southern Australian shores.
more on Register of Type Specimens of Mosses in Australian Herbaria
Supplementary Series 2
Register of Type Specimens of Mosses in Australian Herbaria
This volume contains a register of Australian moss species for which some type (or putative type) material is held in Australian herbaria.
bibliographic checklist of Non-marine Algae in Australia
Supplementary Series 4
Bibliographic Checklist of Non-marine Algae in Australia
Descriptions and discussion of the many algae from fresh and brackish waters in Australia are widely scattered, and therefore difficult to access. Many species have been recorded from Australia as outlying records of overseas taxa.
more on The Marine
  Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Rhodophyta Part IIIB, Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and
  Bonnemaisoniales
Supplementary Series 5
The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia, Rhodophyta — Part IIIB Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales
This volume continues the landmark series begun in 1984, providing monographic accounts of the marine algae of southern Australian shores.
more on Leaf and
  Cuticle Atlas of Australian Leafy Lauraceae cover
Supplementary Series 6
Leaf and Cuticle Atlas of Australian Leafy Lauraceae
The Lauraceae are a large family of about 50 genera and over 2500 species, with a mainly pantropical distribution.
more on Checklist of Australian Lichens and Allied Fungi
Supplementary Series 7
Checklist of Australian Lichens and Allied Fungi
In this volume Dr Filson documents approximately 2800 lichenised, lichenicolous and allied fungi from 405 genera which occur in the Australian States and mainland Territories as well as on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Macquarie Island.
Superseded by No. 19
OUT OF PRINT
more
  on Vegetation of Tasmania
Supplementary Series 8
Vegetation of Tasmania
The vegetation of Tasmania, like that of any other region of the world, is imperfectly known, but this book synthesises our existing knowledge. It covers all the major terrestrial vegetation types as well as introducing the climate, geology, ecological processes and general environment of Tasmania, the plant fossil record, endemism and conservation imperatives. Most of the chapters deal with the living vegetation, but always underlying that theme is the historical significance of the processes that shaped it.
REPRINT AVAILABLE FROM UTAS
more on Lichens of Rainforest in Tasmania & south-eastern Australia
Supplementary Series 9
Lichens of Rainforest in Tasmania and South-eastern Australia
The cool temperate rainforests of the Southern Hemisphere are noteworthy for the remarkable diversity and luxuriance of their lichen floras, and Tasmania is endowed with a rich and complex array of lichen species. This book provides an insight into this realm of beautiful and unusual plants, frequently overlooked but so rich in colour and form.
more on Floodplain Flora A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia
Supplementary Series 10
Floodplain Flora
A Flora of the Coastal Floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia

The seasonally inundated, coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory are the largest of their kind in Australia. The are a haven and breeding ground for numerous bird species and a home to crocodiles and other reptiles, they support a range of mammals, and their waters teem with an array of fish.
More on publication Key to the Genera of Australian Lichens
Supplementary Series 11
Key to the Genera of Australian Lichens: Apothecial Crusts
An illustrated key to identification of 162 genera of crustose lichens from Australia and its island territories.
OUT OF PRINT
more  on Flora of the South West
Supplementary Series 12
Flora of the South West: Bunbury–Augusta–Denmark
These two volumes provide a user friendly guide to the over 2000 species of the Bunbury–August –Denmark region of the south-west of Western Australia. They have simple to use identification keys, descriptions and line drawings of every species.
ONLY AVAILABLE FROM UWA PRESS
more on Allan Cunningham Australian Collecting Localities
Supplementary Series 13
Allan Cunningham
Australian Collecting Localities

A detailed description of the collecting localities of botanist-explorer Allan Cunningham on the hydrographic surveys of the Australian coast by Phillip Parker King in 1817–1822. It also includes a summary of his other collecting activities until his death in 1839.
more
  on Key to the Genera of Australian Mosses
Supplementary Series 14
Key to the Genera of Australian Mosses
The first illustrated identification guide to the 291 genera of mosses known from Australia and its island territories.
OUT OF PRINT
more on Tasmanian Lichens: Identification, Distribution and Conservation Status. I. parmeliaceae
Supplementary Series 15
Tasmanian Lichens Identification, Distribution and Conservation Status
I.
Parmeliaceae

This volume is the first in a series that collates the available floristic, distributional and ecological data on the Tasmanian lichen flora. It deals with the family Parmeliaceae, the most diverse family of Tasmanian lichens, which accounts for more than 15% of the total lichen flora and a very significant proportion of the macrolichens.
more on The Mosses of Norfolk Island
Supplementary Series 16
The Mosses of Norfolk Island
An account of the 69 species of moss known from subtropical Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
more
  on Catalogue of Australian Mosses
Supplementary Series 17
Catalogue of Australian Mosses
This book lists 1074 species and infraspecific taxa of Australian mosses and documents the nomenclatural and distributional changes that have occurred since Streimann & Curnow's Catalogue of Mosses of Australia and its External Territories (1989).
more on The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia part 3d
Supplementary Series 18
The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia, Rhodophyta — Part IIID
Ceramiales – Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae

This book, jointly published by ABRS and the State Herbarium of South Australia, completes the account of the marine algae of this region. In format it is similar to earlier parts, with detailed species-level descriptions of the last three families of red algae.
more on Catalogue of Australian Lichens
Supplementary Series 19
Catalogue of Australian Lichens
This catalogue lists 395 genera and 3135 species and infraspecific taxa of lichens known from Australia and its external island territories. Thirty-four percent (1058 taxa) are endemic, with levels of endemism and overall diversity markedly higher in the eastern and south-eastern States.
more on Mosses and Allied Plants
Supplementary Series 20
A Field Guide to the Mosses & Allied Plants of Southern Australia
A richly illustrated, full-colour identification guide to almost 500 mosses, liverworts and hornworts in southern Australia.
more on Australian Liverworts and Hornworts
Supplementary Series 21
Catalogue of Australian Liverworts & Hornworts
This catalogue lists 150 genera and 869 accepted species and infraspecific taxa of liverworts and hornworts from the eight States and mainland Territories of Australia.
more on Native Plants of Christmas Island
Supplementary Series 22
Native Plants of Christmas Island
This attractive book provides colour illustrations and descriptions of 118 of the more common native plants on Christmas Island, an Australian offshore island located in the Indian Ocean.
more on Key to
  Macrolichens
Supplementary Series 23
Key to the Genera of Australian Macrolichens
This key to the genera of Australian macrolichens follows recently published guides to apothecial crusts and pyrenocarps. It covers all 135 genera of macrolichens known to occur in Australia, and illustrates two-thirds of them in full colour.
go to Freshwater Cyanoprokaryota of North-Eastern Australia 1: Oscillatoriales
Supplementary Series 24
Freshwater Cyanoprokaryota of North-Eastern Australia 1: Oscillatoriales
Cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria or blue-green algae) are a major carbon source sustaining aquatic food webs, but are also linked with ecosystem degradation.

This first detailed Oscillatoriales account includes keys, morphological and ecological data for 122 species from 253 localities with copious photographs and illustrations. It will be of particular interest to scientists and water managers.
© Commonwealth of Australia