The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens was established 130 years ago to introduce and evaluate plants for food and flavour to a small developing community and has since become important in the recreational and scientific life of the city. There are several walking tracks, a plant display house and several areas for functions, such as weddings, throughout the Gardens.
The Northern Territory Herbarium houses a reference collection of native, naturalised and cultivated plants species is provided and available for identification purposes for scientists, consultants students and interested members of the public at both Darwin and Alice Springs.
The Northern Territory covers an area of approximately 1.35 million square kilometres, which is equivalent to 17% of the Australian land mass. Our diverse native vegetation communities range from the extensive mulga, Spinifex and hummock grasslands in the south to the open woodlands, closed forests, floodplains and mangroves in the north. More than 4200 species of vascular plants have been identified in the NT to date.
This section provides a brief overview of the nature of the Territory; the geography, climate, environments and flora and fauna. More detailed information is also available via the menu system for particular environments, bioregions, plants, animals, and conservation management issues.
The Northern Territory Parks and Conservation Masterplan is being developed by the Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, in association with the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage (Parks Australia North), and the Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Councils. Its main focus is the conservation of biodiversity in the NT.
Three checklists of plants. Firstly, a Family Ordered Checklist, secondly the NT Endemic Plant List and thirdly a Naturalised Species List.
Details the process of collecting and identifying Herbarium specimens and also a list of useful literature for NT flora identification. Make a request for data and loans or find information on quarantine and the Cabomba weed.