Here are some of the reference books on Australia plants we use for some of our research.  They are not listed in any particular order.  I am not providing any book reviews - that's not my specialty, but I will give some of the highlights.

Please: Many of these books we purchased while we were in Australia.  If you see something you like, YOU do the search to find them.  I provide as much information as possible, but we are not booksellers !

Eucalyptus - An illustrated guide to identification
Ian Brooker, David Kleinig
Published in 1966 by Reed Books
ISBN 0 7301 0494 X
230 page softback edition covering Eucalyptus species of all parts of Australia.
Lots of color pictures of leaves, trees, bark, buds, etc.
Cost: about $28 AU
 

Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia
Leon Costermans
Published by Lansdowne Publishing Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia
ISBN 0 947 11676 1
424 pages, hardbound, lots of color pictures and line drawings
$45 AU, we got this one from Dymocks Booksellers
 

A Field Guide To Eucalypts
Vol 1, South-Eastern Australia, second edition
M.I.H. Brooker & D. A. Kleinig
Published in 1999 by Bloomings Books, 7 Newry St, Richmond VIC 3122
     Australia, Tel (03) 9427 1234   (Web site: bloomings.com.au) email sales@bloomings.com.au
ISBN 1 876473 03 7
Hardbound, 354 pages
An excellent reference book of SE Australia species, lots of color pictures showing trees, buds, bark, but does NOT show flowers
About $90 American dollars
This one came from Touchwood Books, New Zealand
 

Eucalypts of South Australia, Dean Nicolle
1997
ISBN 0 646 32743 7
Published by Dean Nicolle, 156 Pimpala Road, Morphett Vale S. A. 5162
Printed in South Australia by Lane Print Group
209 pages, softbound
Lots of color pictures of flowers, trees, buds, leaves, etc.
A good read !
 

A catalog of the Eucalypts
M D Wilcox
Published by Groome Poyry Ltd, P O Box 73-141, Auckland New Zealand
Tel 64 (09) 256 0003
ISBN 0 473 04016 6
Probably my most used reference guide for proper classification.  Not a lot of details about each species, but each is assigned a number and put in its proper classification.  Useful information, only a few pictures.
114 pages, softbound
 

Native Plants of the Blue Mountains
Margaret Baker, Robin Corringham
Published by Three Sisters Productions Pty Ltd, P O Box 104, Winmalee NSW 2777
1995
ISBN 0 646 18496 2
About $20 AU
112 pages, softbound
Covers many native plants of the Blue Mountains area of Sydney.
Lots of color pictures and good plant descriptions.
 

Australian Plants for the Garden
Gwen Elliot
Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd
'Hyland House', 387-389 Clarendon St, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Tel (03) 9696-9064
Email: hyland@peg.apc.org
Internet: www.peg.apc.org/~hyland
128 pages, softbound
Excellent color plant photos, good plant information too.
 

West Australian Native Plants in Cultivation
A. R. Fairall
1970
Pergamon Press Inc, Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, New Yourk 10523
ISBN 08 017477 9
An older book, hardcover, 253 pages.
Not too bad, but pictures are definitely "old age" type photographs and outdated information by today's standards.
 

Wildflowers & Plants of Inland Australia
Anne Urban
Portside Editions Pty Ltd, 261 Salmon Street, Fishermens Bend Victoria, 3207, Australia
241 pages, softbound
Excellent color pictures & plant descriptions.  I should probably go back and look at this one again !
$18 - AU
 

Growing Proteas
Rob McLennan
Kangaroo Press, Simon & Schuster Australia, 20 Barcoo St East Roseville 2069
1993
ISBN 0 86417 499 3
68 pages, softbound
$17 AU
Pretty good book on growing Proteas if you are into them.
 

Growing Australian Natives
John Mason
Kangaroo Press
1997
ISBN 0 86417 819 0
144 pages, softbound
Gives some pretty good culture information on Australia natives.
 

Flowering Natives for Home Gardens
Denise Greig
Angus & Robertson
1996
ISBN 0 207 18413 5
344 pages, softbound
**** Rating (by me, OK, so I said I was not rating them, but this one is great !)
Excellent color pictures and plant descriptions
Harper Collins Publishers, http://www.harpercollins.com.au
$50 AU, well worth the price !
If you want an overall good book on Australia plants - I would get this one for sure.
 

Australian Native Plants
John W Wrigley, Murray Fagg
Fourth Edition
1996
ISBN 0 7301 0493 1
696 pages, hardbound
***** 5 Star rating by me !
Excellent color pictures, plant descriptions, with information on plant diseases & pests, propagation tips, sizes, etc.
I don't remember the price, but it is worth it !
 

Botanica, The Illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them
By Graham Ross
Random House Australia
http://randomhouse.com.au
Published revised edition 1998
1008 pages, hardbound in deluxe binder
ISBN 0 09 183784 7
***** 5 Star Rating by me !
$89.95 AU
While this one also has plants that are not Australia natives, it is outstanding in the information it provides.  Many color pictures of plants, cultivation tips, germination or propagation tips, a lot of information on a lot of plants !
I bought this one at a K-mart in Darwin Australia, I was like a kid in a candy store when I thumbed through this one !  If you live in the USA, I would try to find it here.
If it is shipped from Australia, expect about $35 + just in postage alone as this one is heavy !

Gardener's Companion to Eucalypts, Ivan Holliday, Geoffrey Watton.  Lansdowne Publishing Pty Ltd.  ISBN 1 86302 589 8.  Available from http://www.nativenursery.com.au/shop/  Very nice paperback, well worth the money, excellent color photographs and descriptions.  $32.95 AU

Here are some book links you can browse:

http://www.harpercollins.com.au

http://www.booksofnature.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi  Very extensive list here.

http://www.nativenursery.com.au/shop/  Offers books and cd's

If you have any good ones to recommend - email them to me: australiaplants@nexet.net

http://www.australiaplants.com/books.htm