This key
is mainly the work of Greg Jordan, David Tng, and Richard White,
Discipline of Biological Sciences,
University of Tasmania. A teaching initiative
by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of
Tasmania supported the development of the first version of this key,
with Ruth Osborne, Simon James, Anna McEldowney
providing considerable assistance. Julia Dineen (Julia Dineen
Graphic Design, Cremorne, Tasmania) designed the original layout.
Many others also contributed, including Sheldon Navie
(Weed CRC, Queensland), Paddy Dalton and Robert Wiltshire (Discipline of
Biological Sciences), Matthew Baker and Marco Duretto (Tasmanian
Herbarium) as well as numerous members of the public including Dan Post,
Brendan Carcella, Clive Barker, David Lawrence, Roy Skabo, Feli Hopf,
Miguel de Salas, Richard White, Anna Povey, John Gibson, Marg Beal,
Dave Albrecht and Kerry Bridle.
Keys, descriptions and other information are modified from
various published works or web sites, notably:
Curtis
WM, Morris DI (1963-1994). "The Student's Flora of Tasmania" Vols.
1-4b (Tasmanian Government Printer: Hobart.)
The Flora of Victoria (Inkata Press).
VICFLORA - Flora of Victora - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/).
Flora of Tasmania online - Tasmanium Herbarium (http://demo1.tmag.tas.gov.au/).
The Census of Tasmanian Vascular Plants (www.tmag.tas.gov.au/Herbarium/TasVascPlants.pdf)
The Flora of New South Wales (http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/)
The Flora of Australia
(ABRS)
The Tasmanian threatened species
site (
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/RLIG-53KUPV?open )
Menadue Y, Crowden RK
(1989). Tasmanian species of Ranunculus - a new key. Papers
and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 123
87-96.
Unpublished keys to Tasmanian
epacrids and Epacris species by Ron Crowden.
Thompson IR (2004). Taxonomic
Studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae) 1. The disciform species. Muelleria
21, 101 ff.
Thompson IR (2005). Taxonomic
Studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae) 5. The S. pinnatifolius/S.
lautus complex. Muelleria 21, 23-76.
The Understorey Network
website (http://www.understorey-network.org.au/)
provides propagation and habitat information on a large number of
Tasmanian native species.
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