A classic catalogue of central Australia’s native flowers and plants will be reborn at a launch in Alice Springs this weekend, with new species painstakingly added to Dr Anne Urban’s Wildflowers and Plants of Central Australia.
8CCC’s The Big Brekky spoke to Barb Gilfedder about Dr Urban’s botanical classic, and the launch of the first revised edition this Saturday at 3pm at Olive Pink Botanic Gardens.
The new edition of Dr Urban’s book includes several central Australian flora species identified since it was first published in 1990, and was compiled by Barb, Jenny Purdie and Peter Jobson, with the help of a team of dedicated volunteers.
It will be launched at 3pm on Saturday at the botanical gardens as part of a weekend of events celebrating the life of Olive Pink and her contribution to the region this weekend.