Native Plants of Aotearoa. 2022. (Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series). many b/w line drawing. 132 p. 8vo. Hardcover.

This is an accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand.

The book describes and beautifully illustrates fifty of the most interesting and commonly encountered species. Written by Te Papa botanists, it includes useful descriptions on each species and insights into the museum’s fieldwork and collections. The illustrations are from Te Papa’s collections, based on sketches from fresh plant specimens collected by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on board HMS Endeavour during the 1768-1771 expedition.

Contents: Introduction/ About this book/ The plants/ Glossary/ References/ Image credits/ Acknowledgements/ Index of species/ About the authors.