Native plants of the Sydney district: an identification guide, by Alan Fairley and Philip Moore. Second edition, 2002. This is a beautiful large-format book with colour photos and descriptions of about 1500 species. Very useful for reference, lovely just to browse.

  Burnum Burnum's Wildthings by Geoff Sainty and others. Revised edition, 2000.

Field guide to the native plants of Sydney, by Les Robinson. Third edition, 2003.

Grasses of temperate Australia: a field guide by Charles Lamp, S.J. Forbes and J.W. Cade. Revised edition, 2001.

Available from Florilegium Bookshop, 145 St Johns Rd Glebe, and other good bookshops.