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Australian Cryptogams |
Lichens, liverworts, mosses and hornworts are all members of a group of organisms called cryptogams. Cryptogams vary greatly in structure but one feature common to all of them is that they do not produce flowers or seeds.
A display prepared for the Visitors Centre at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, 2002. The web pages reproduce the panels in the display in numbered sequence.
A 'book on the web', introducing visitors to the world of fungi, with an emphasis on the Australian fungi.
A 'book on the web', introducing visitors to the world of bryophytes, with an emphasis on the Australian mosses, liverworts and hornworts.
A 'book on the web', introducing visitors to the world of lichens, with an emphasis on the Australian lichens.
An introduction to the ferns of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
A quick guide to setting up a 'moss garden' in a recycled stainless-steel kitchen sink