Detailed descriptions of over 1100 species are accompanied by diagnostic line drawings, enriched by a selection of specially commissioned paintings. Keys are provided for the identification of all species, subspecies and varieties, and there is a comprehensive glossary of technical terms and abbreviations. This volume is part of an essential reference for students of flora, including botanists, naturalists, horticulturists and anyone with a love for the beauty and diversity of Australia's native plants. Neville Walsh commenced work as a field survey botanist at the National Herbarium in Melbourne, Vic after graduating from Monash University in 1977. He has since participated in surveys of vegetation throughout much of Victoria. He co-edited the first volume of the Flora of Victoria, published in 1993. Tim Entwisle graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1981 with an honours degree majoring in botany. He undertook postgraduate study in the taxonomy of algae at La Trobe University and between 1986 and 1989 was a post-doctoral fellow and the University of Melbourne. Since 1990 he has worked at the National Herbarium of Victoria as a flora writer and editor, as well as continuing his research into freshwater algae. Only comprehensive reference Superb illustrations Glossary of technical terms and abbreviations