Australia LandscapeKew at the
British Museum
21 April – 16 October 2011
Museum forecourt
Free
Part of the Australian season
Supported by
Some highlights of the landscape
WattleAcacia baileyana and A. dealbata
Produces abundant pollen and is used as a bee plant in the production of honey.
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Evergreen kangaroo pawAnigozanthos flavidus
Young rhizomes of this plant are consumed by Indigenous Australians.
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Coast banksia Banksia integrifolia
Specimens of coast banksia were collected on Captain Cook’s circumnavigation of the globe in the Endeavour in 1768–1771.
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Australian tree fernDicksonia antarctica
Indigenous Australians ate the pith of this fern raw, or roasted it over ashes.
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Tasmanian blue gumEucalyptus globulus
This species is the floral emblem of Tasmania.
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Tea treeMelaleuca alternifolia
Traditionally, Indigenous Australians used crushed tea tree leaves to treat skin infections.
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Sturt’s desert peaSwainsona formosa
Named after Charles Sturt – a 19th century explorer who searched in vain for an inland Australian sea.
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Wollemi pineWollemia nobilis
The oldest Wollemi pine alive today is around 1000 years old.
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