FLORA OF AUSTRALIA HELP

Background The Flora of Australia project was initiated in the 1970s to provide a uniform description of the Australian vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. It began as a planned series…

Profiles can be exported as a PDF document. Within the taxon profile page On the taxon profile page, click the ‘Options’ button to the right of the screen. Select ‘Export…

The 'Identify' button allows you to identify plants based on their morphology using taxonomic keys. The keys are sourced from KeyBase, an online repository and platform for storing, managing and…

Searching The Flora of Australia collection can be searched by using either of the Search functions on the homepage: the button in the middle of the screen, or the text…

The filter function allows you to focus your search by narrowing down the list of possible taxa. It does this by accessing a smaller list selected by the user. On…

Taxon profiles In the Flora of Australia, information on plants is arranged into taxon profiles. Each profile comprises up to five tabs: ‘Profile’, ‘Distribution’, ‘Gallery’, ‘Literature & links’, and ‘Key’.…

Flora of Australia Glossary — Ferns, Cycads, Conifers and Vascular plants A main botanical glossary for the Flora of Australia was published in Volume 1 of both printed editions (1981…

Welcome to the ALA Profiles online guide. This guide covers the general usage of the ALA Profiles application. ALA Profiles is a system for maintaining and presenting taxonomic profiles, or…

Australian Biological Resources Study http://www.environment.gov.au/science/abrs The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) provides national leadership and support for the discovery, naming and classification of Australia’s living organisms. Its vision is to…