Brown Boronia
Boronias were named after the Italian botanist Francesco Borone (1769-94). They have a wonderful perfume reminiscent of lemons, which is not surprising when you consider that they belong to the Rutaceae, along with their relatives the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Banksia impulse auction
Banksia in Sydney's south was originally named in honour of botanist Sir Joseph Banks. The suburb lies 11km from the CBD and is popular with families and couples, as it is one of the more affordable suburbs in the area. Dee and partner Shane ... [... more]
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Billardiera ringens
The genus Billardiera is named in honour of the French botanist La Billardiere, and includes about twenty species of handsome climbing plants. Don looked at a member of the group called Billardiera ringens, a moderately vigorous twiner with ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Michelia 'Mixed Up Miss'
Named after the 17th century Italian botanist Pietro Antonio Micheli, michelias are a small genus of trees and shrubs from southern Asia and the foothills of the Himalayas. They belong to the Magnoliaceae family along with their close relatives ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Deborah Metsger
The latest in the ROM's acclaimed series of beautiful and authoritative field guides Guaranteed to appeal to everyone from the casual Sunday stroller to the most dedicated amateur botanist, The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario is ... [... more]
Random House |
Diana Leszczynski
FERN WISHES SHE had normal parents and a normal name. Instead, she has eccentric botanist parents who named her Fern, after her father's favorite plant. Lily, Fern's mother, assures her one day she'll understand their love of plants, but Fern ... [... more]
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Michelle Wan
Michelle Wan was born in Kunming, China. She and her husband, a botanist, travel regularly to the Dordogne to photograph and chart wild orchids. She is the author of two previous novels in the "Death in the Dordogne" series, Interior decorator . [... more]
Random House |
Tim Dickinson
The latest in the ROM's acclaimed series of beautiful and authoritative field guides Guaranteed to appeal to everyone from the casual Sunday stroller to the most dedicated amateur botanist, The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario is ... [... more]
Random House |
Cordyceps gunnii (Berk.) Berkeley
Description and distribution map for Cordyceps gunnii in Australia. Derivation: Literally 'Heart shaped head' named after the Tasmanian botanist R.C. Gunn. This is one of the 'vegetable capillars' produced by fungi parasitic on moth larvae, often ... [... more]
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