Kosciuszko Alpine Flora

Around Kosciusko, Australia's highest mountain, lies a rare ecosystem, an alpine area so strikingly different from other alpine ecosystems of the world, yet with common features. 

This book, Kosciuszko Alpine Flore illustrates the areas 212 flowering plants and ferns of which 21 are endemic. It discusses the geological and human history of the area, the life forms and habitats of the plants and explores various plant communities and their relationships.

Featuring superb colour photographs showing details of the flowers, fruit, foliage and ecology.

Authors: AB Costin, M Gray, CJ Totterdell, DJ Wimbush