Our Publications

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Brochures

> Benefits of Conserving and Using Native Grasses (pdf 254kb)
     Multiple copies of this brochure are available for the cost of postage. Email: publications@nativegrassgroup.asn.au

> Native Grassy Habitats of the Mount Lofty Ranges (pdf 999kb)*
     * (produced by the Nature Conservation Society with the support of NGRG)

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Available to Order

Grass Information Sheets

Most of our information sheets are printed on high-quality A3 paper which is folded to make a 4-page, full colour publication.

Native Grasses for sustainable land management

The uses in grazing systems of six of the most noticeable native grasses are highlighted. Whole plants and seed heads are illustrated in full colour.

$A2.50

Understanding C3 & C4 native grass species

In this 2-sided A4 sheet, the terms ‘C3’ and ‘C4’ are explained.

$A2.00

Landscaping: Which native grasses to grow. 2005

An outline of the form, features and management of 13 warm season and 9 cool season grasses for use in the rehabilitation of natural environments or in parks and gardens.

$A2.50

Weeping Rice Grass (Microlaena stipoides)

Topics covered are: characteristics and attributes, applications, propagation, seed collecting, site selection and management, establishment, and post-germination management.

$A2.50

Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra)

Topics covered as above.

$A2.50

Windmill Grass (Chloris truncata)

Topics covered as above.

$A2.50

Wallaby Grass (Austrodanthonia species)

Topics covered as above.

$A2.50

A 20% discount applies to bulk orders of 20 or more copies.

 

The following information sheets - Microlaena, Themeda, Chloris, Austrodanthonia, Native Grasses for sustainable land management, and Understanding C3 & C4 native grass species - are available as a pack.

$A10.00

Books

Grass Identification Manual - for Everyone Joan Gibbs and Rochelle Gibbs, Second edn., 2005 (112 pages, ring bound, full colour).

This is a pictorial guide to recognition of native and exotic grasses in the Northern and Southern Lofty Botanical Regions of South Australia.

Financial Members: $A25.00/ Non-members: $A30.00

Remnant Native Grasslands in the Mount Lofty Ranges Michael Hyde and Murray Mathison, 2001. Illustrated with maps and photographs.

Out of Print

Management of Native Grasses in the Urban Landscape E. Bennett, 2005. A 28-page guide to the choice, establishment and management of native grasses in the urban and peri-urban setting.

$A10.00

Grasses of South Australia John Jessop, Gilbert R. M. Dashorst and Fiona James, 2006. Published by Wakefield Press www.wakefieldpress.com.au

Recommended retail price $A49.95

All prices include GST. Postage extra.

To order, email publications@nativegrassgroup.asn.au, or write to:

Native Grass Resources Group
Mt Barker Natural Resources Centre
cnr Mann & Walker Streets
Mt Barker, SA, 5251
 
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