Kosciuszko Alpine FloraAround Australia's highest mountain lies a rare ecosystem. This text describes and illustrates the area's 200 native species. It discusses the geological and human history of the area, the life-form and habitat classifications of the plants, and the various plant communities. |
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Alpine and subalpine environments | 1 |
Human history and the Kosciuszko flora | 9 |
Evolution of the Kosciuszko Alpine Area | 21 |
Plants and plant communities | 37 |
The Kosciuszko alpine flora | 75 |
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Agrostis alliance Alpine Australasia alpine flora alpine species Asteraceae Aust Australian Alps AVTN B. A. Barlow Billy-button Blechnum penna-marina Bottom Brachyscome Buttercup Caltha introloba Carex gaudichaudiana Celmisia Chionochloa cirque clusters Colobanthus Costin costiniana Craspedia CSIRO Cyperaceae dwarf endemic Epacris microphylla erosion Euchiton Euphrasia collina Fauna of Alpine flower heads fruit genus glacial Grass Grevillea Grevillea australis heath Herb SAH Herb STG Herb TAHA Inset Kosciuszko Alpine Area Kosciuszko alpine flora Kosciuszko area Lake leaves Luzula Main Range Mt Kosciuszko Mueller N.Z. J. Bot nivicola numbers Oreomyrrhis PEAT periglacial plant communities Plantago Podocarpus lawrencei Ranunculus rocks Rytidosperma Sedge Sedge+ short alpine herbfield Shrub H slopes snow Snow-grass snowpatch Snowy Mountains sod tussock grassland soil solifluction South Wales Sphagnum STG AVT subalpine Subshrub tall alpine herbfield Tasmania terraces Top left Top right treeline vegetation Victoria wet sites white flowers Zealand ТАНа