Book launch – Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants

This event suits children aged 5 to 10. Tickets are free but bookings essential.

About Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants

When it comes to flora, Australia is a land of diversity. From rainforests to deserts, mountains to the seashore, 90 per cent of our plant life is unique to this ancient land. Flora celebrates our curious plants—their history, quirks and uses, and how vital they are for our unique ecosystems.

Flora includes spreads on the Gondwana garden, deadly flora, bush food and more. Meet the Tasmanian mountain ash, the world’s tallest flowering plant and the tallest hardwood tree, growing more than a metre each year ... for up to 400 years! Share in a park ranger’s discovery of a living Jurassic fossil deep in a secret sandstone canyon. Learn how to avoid the most painful plant on earth, the gympie gympie, whose fine little hairs inject a fiery venom that feels like acid, fire and electrocution all at once!

Tania McCartney introduces readers to hard science, too, including countless cool scientific facts, information on plant classification, binomial names and scientific terms, with a handy glossary at the back of the book.