This comprehensive guide describes the 582 species of wild orchids that occur in NSW and the ACT. This region covers the richest area for wild orchids in Australia and includes over 500 species of seasonal ground orchids and 62 species of evergreen tree and rock orchids. Orchids found in this region include the tallest, heaviest, smallest flowered, most numerous flowered and most bizarre orchids in Australia, including elusive underground species.

Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT describes each species, enabling their identification in the field, and includes over 600 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species. Featuring orchids with a dazzling array of colour and form, this is the essential guide for all orchid enthusiasts.

Features

• Covers all of the wild orchids of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (as at February 2021).
• Includes 65 species of distinctive but as yet undescribed orchids that occur in the region.
• Includes photographs of almost all species of wild orchids occurring in the region, including several species never illustrated before.
• Most comprehensive field guide for orchids of the region ever produced.

"It is a very useful, readable resource and I recommend the inclusion of Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT on your book case… or better still beside your computer as you identify your orchid photos." - Australian Native Plants Society Canberra Region 21(1)

"This is an important addition to the already rich trove of Australian field guides, is a must for any NSW field naturalist, and would also be of practical interest to those in northern Victoria and south-eastern Queensland." - Natural History Reviews #30

"Featuring orchids with a dazzling array of colour and form, this is the essential guide for all orchid enthusiasts." - Australian Wildlife Volume 3