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Species in
the world
over 280,000
plant species
(Wikipedia) |
Species in
Australia
over 20,000
plant species
ABRS
(Wikipedia) |
Species in
Western Australia
about 12,500
plant species
[7,000 in the south western area of the state, 60%
endemic to WA.]
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Flora of the
South West
A book describing about 2000
plant species of an area slightly larger than that of the Busselton
Shire and its surrounding districts.
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1. Our Flora
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This website, concerned mainly with the flora
of the Shire of Busselton, covers only a part of the Flora of
the South West area. We do not know the species' count for the
Busselton region, but it is rather smaller than the 2000-odd
species listed in Flora of the South West.
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As well as propagating plants for the Busselton shire,
Geographe Community Landcare
Nursery currently provides plants to projects in the
Margaret River region, and the Capel region, so we include a few
species on our website and in our species' list not commonly found
in the Busselton shire. |
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Although the nursery currently propagates only a proportion of
our local plants (but over 180 species), we hope in time to
propagate many more of the species of the flora of the Busselton
Shire and surrounding districts.
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Many people find coming to grips with Australian flora a bit
daunting, and we hope our website might help to make it all a
little less puzzling.
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In our photo-essay pages on local species, we attempt to
provide photographs and information about some of our local
species, particularly those we grow at the nursery.
These pages can be accessed from:
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In this section of the website, we suggest several ways to
learn about our flora.
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2. Flora of the South West
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3. Discovering Our Flora
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