Plant links

https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet - Online compendium of the Flora of NSW. Includes WeedAlerts.

Australasian Virtual Herbarium - AVH

Eucalypt Identification -Includes photos of bark, leaves and gumnuts.

Bush Tucker - Link to online resources from The Native Plants of Queensland. There is considerable overlap with New South Wales.

Places to Visit

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens - Over 3,000 plant specimens, walking tracks, cafe and gift shop. Specimen plants are propagated by the volunteer staff and available for sale. The herbarium houses a reference library and herbarium staff will assist in plant identification. Volunteers welcome.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney - Beautiful arboretum, the herbarium provides identification for plants and plant diseases.

Journals & Newsletters of Interest

Native Plants for New South Wales - Download available

Cunninghamia - Journal of plant ecology, especially Eastern Australia

Australian Plants Journal - Quarterly journal

Telopea - Open access journal of plant Systemics.

Australia Flora Foundation - Newsletter

Articles and Papers - Hunter Valley

Vegetation Survey Hunter, Central and North Coast

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens - Click here for Research papers on the ecology of the Hunter Valley.

Threatened Species of the Upper Hunter

Threatened-Species of the Lower Hunter.pdf

Plant Habitats of the Hunter Valley - Bell-Hunter-flora-2014.pdf

Lower Hunter Vegetation Mapping Document