Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Zealand by Milen Marinov; Mike Ashbee

$20.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Dragonflies and damselflies are among the most spectacular organisms on the planet. They have survived on earth for more than 325 million years, through a series of mass extinctions, by being exquisite examples of evolutionary adaptation: superb flyers with extraordinary vision and startling colours. Th is is a natural history and field guide to New Zealand's 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies. Easy to observe around wetlands and rivers, dragonflies and damselflies are favourites of New Zealand nature lovers, and this book will be too. Key features include: Expert and up-to-date information on the 14 species breeding in New Zealand. Natural history of the group including an introduction to evolution, habitats, biology, behaviour, photography and conservation. More than 200 new photographs and hand-drawn illustrations of dragonflies and damselflies at all life stages in their environment. Authoritative text on each species covering identification, measurement, behaviour, breeding, flying period and where to observe the species. Range maps for all species. ...Show more

The Nature Guide to NZ NativeOrchids by Ian St George

$14.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

A field guide to the native orchids of New Zealand. Introductory chapters look at the habitats and associations in which they thrive, and the peculiarities of their structure and life cycle. Species-by-species descriptions and photographs and line drawings assist identification in the field. Out of Prin t. Second hand good copy ...Show more

New Zealand Medicinal Plants by S.G. Brooker, R.C. Cambie, R.C. Cooper

$20.00 NZD

Category: Natural History

New Zealand Medicinal Plants, first published in 1961, has become a standard reference work. In response to continuing demand the authors have prepared this fully revised and updated third edition. The book lists all New Zealand.   "BOTANICAL NOTES: Mamaku -- This tall, handsome tree-fern is co mmon throughout New Zealand and is frequently planted in collections overseas.  MEDICAL NOTES: The young fronds were used for poulticing inflamed mammae and were also scraped and used for drawing boils. The fronds were also boiled and the liquid was drunk to assist discharge of the afterbirth. The hairy outer skin was ..."  ...Show more

The White-Faced Heron by Sandra Morris; Geoff Moon

$12.00 NZD

Category: Children Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand Butterflies - Identification and Natural History by George W. Gibbs

$40.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: good

Naturalisation of Plants in Urban Auckland by Alan E. Esler

$12.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: good

A series of articles from the New Zealand Journal of Botany

Flora of New Zealand: Lichens by David J. Galloway

$45.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: Flora of New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand's rich and diverse lichen flora are described in this identification manual. This volume discusses 966 taxa in 210 genera. Keys to genera ans species cover foliose, squamulose, fruticose, filamentous and crustose life forms. A biogeographical designation is assigned to most species (10 bioge ographical elements are recognised in the New Zealand lichen flora), and short notes on distribution and ecology are included. Most names based on New Zealand material are typified and the provenance of type material is indicated when known. Introductory material includes: a short history of lichenological exploration in New Zealand, a survey of taxonomic literature relating to New Zealand lichens for the period 1781--1983 and list of collectors of New Zealand lichens and of institutions wher their collections are held. An index to accepted taxa and to synonyms is provided, as well as a glossary of lichenological terms. Although primarily an identification manual for serious lichenologists, the flora contains much information useful to the general botanist, student, and interested amateur. 1985, Colour plates, 662pp ...Show more

Flora of New Zealand: Grasses: Volume V: Grasses by Elizabeth Edgar

$55.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: Flora of New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Flora of New Zealand Volume V: Grasses is the first fully integrated Flora in the series, covering both native and naturalised grasses, and completes the vascular Flora of New Zealand. Included are formal nomenclature, descriptions, distributions records, ecological information, and keys to genera of ab out 400 species. It also features excellent line drawings by Sabrina Malcolm and colour illustrations by Keith West, with photographs by Peter Johnson. Grasses are everywhere in New Zealand: on hillsides and roadsides; on cliffs and escarpments; in National Parks and city parks; on sand dunes and on gravel beaches; in fresh water and in salt water; in native forests and in plantation forests; in pastures, among crops, and in fallows; and at the tops of mountains where they have only lichens for company. There are 188 native species and 226 naturalised grasses in New Zealand. This Grass Flora is about them. This book is an identification manual intended for all who are involved with grasses — plant and animal ecologists, farmers, commercial managers, weed controllers, conservationists, biocode administrators, horticulturists, land-use specialists, and soil conservators. There are keys and descriptions, distribution and ecological data. To complement these there are 24 black and white plates of grass flowers, 10 colour plates of habitats, and two colour plates with 16 paintings of the florets of native species of Rytidosperma. Volume V completes the Flora of New Zealand series started in 1961 by Dr H. H. Allan's Volume I on Indigenous Tracheophyta; but 120 years have elapsed since John Buchanan in his Indigenous Grasses of New Zealand, described and illustrated 89 grasses in the first book ever devoted solely to New Zealand grasses. To precede the publication of this volume Drs Edgar and Connor wrote a long series of revisions of large and difficult genera, such as Poa, Festuca, and Chionochloa, but even the smaller genera needed consideration. These tasks took almost 20 years, because there had been few revisions and no consolidated taxonomic account of the New Zealand grasses for 75 years, and never a complete account of all of them in one book. Grasses are among the most significant economic plants in the world, the cereals - wheat, oats, barley, rice and maize - and the pasture grasses - ryegrass, cocksfoot, timothy, fescues and blue-grasses. Grasses are weeds too - twitch, Johnson grass, barley grass and nassella tussock. Grasses are often very beautiful. For the first time all the grasses are here in one book. ...Show more

Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants by Ian Clarke and Helen Lee

$14.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

This is a bestselling source of information on how to go about identifying flowering plants. The dissection of flowers, the methods of observing their structure, and the application of these to identification are clearly described. Profusely illustrated with over 130 detailed line drawings and black and white images, this book contains a comprehensive chapter on floral structure, and introductions to the arrangement of flowers on plants, reproduction, plant structure and function, and the way plants are grouped and named. The authors describe how to apply this information to the identification of flowering plants and how to use the appropriate reference books. The final chapter deals with common plant families that are widespread in Australia, with illustrated examples of plants common in cultivation or in the wild. In addition, other commonly cultivated native or introduced plants are noted so that the reader can compare locally available material with the illustrations. A comprehensive glossary and bibliography is a welcome addition. ...Show more

New Zealand Native Plant Studies by William C. Davies

$25.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand in Colour Two Hundred and twenty-Eight Botanical Paintings by Audrey Eagle

$55.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Rare and Endangered Plants of New Zealand by David R. Given

$30.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good