Australian Cryptogam Link Page Australian National Botanic Gardens Australian National Herbarium

Cryptogams

'Plants' without flowers or seeds - the ferns, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, algae, fungi and lichens

• Australian Ferns and Fern Allies - the world of Pteridophytes
  
  
• Australian Bryophytes - a comprehensive website on mosses, liverworts and hornworts.
  
  
• Bryophyte Research at the Australian National Herbarium.
  
  
• Lichens of Australia - an introduction to the biology of lichens, with a stong emphasis on Australia
  
  
• Fungi of Australia - an introduction to macro-fungi - major groups, mycogeography, aboriginal uses, history of study etc.
  
  
• Deathcap Mushroom - Amanita phalloides - identification and poison information.
  
  
• The Plant Underworld - there's more to life than flowers. The full text and illustrations of a past exhibition in the Visitor Centre.
  
  
• Australian fresh-water algae from the NSW Herbarium web site.
  
  
• Growing native ferns in cool climates - ferns suitable for Canberra
  
  
• Setting up a moss garden in a recycled kitchen sink.
  
  
• Identifying 'mossy things' when walking around the Australian National Botanic Gardens (PDF leaflet).