Wattles of the Pilbara (Version 1.0)
Wattles of the Pilbara is an interactive key and information system for 119 taxa of Acacia (Wattles) occurring in the Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia. The key will assist you to identify Pilbara wattles and to view a range of information about each one via Fact Sheets. The 119 taxa comprise most Pilbara Wattles, including all formally described species, subspecies and varieties, several informal taxa for which little information is known plus several hybrids. The few entities that are omitted from the key are very rare and poorly collected, and appear to represent hybrids of unknown or dubious parentage; these entities are noted in the text under their presumed closest relatives.
With this key you will be able to:
- Quickly and accurately identify any of the 119 taxa of Acacia in Pilbara region of Western Australia (using fresh or dry specimens, irrespective of whether they are in flower or fruit; even sterile material can often be named).
- Access comprehensive information for each taxon, including a botanical description, and notes on their distribution, ecology, taxonomy, biology and utilisation.
- View a diagnostic line drawing (annotated to highlight critical features), a distribution map and a range of photographs for each taxon.
- Quickly navigate between related taxa and access definitions of technical terms using hyperlinks.
- Interrogate the database with a powerful Search engine.
Authorship and citation
B.R. Maslin, S. van Leeuwen and J. E. Reid (2010). Wattles of the Pilbara. CD-ROM, Version 1.0 (Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth).
Assistance
- For help and hints on getting started with using this key:
Under Getting started we provide a range of assistance for helping you use this key most effectively.
- For further technical information concerning Wattle species included in this key contact:
Bruce Maslin, Department of Environment and Conservation, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia 6983.
Tel: (08) 9334 0510 or (08) 9334 0500 Int: +(618) 9334 0510 or +(618) 9334 0500. Fax: (08) 9334 0515 Int: +(618) 9334 0515.
Email: Bruce.Maslin@outlook.com
- For information about Lucid - Tools for Identification and Diagnosis:
Please visit www.lucidcentral.org
- For information about Fact Sheet Fusion:
Please visit www.lucidcentral.org/fusion/
Wattles of the Pilbara is available from:
Department of Environment and Conservation
Locked Bag 29
Bentley Delivery Centre
Western Australia 6983.
Tel: (08) 9334 0333 or Int: +(618) 9334 0333
Fax: (08) 9334 0498 or Int: +(618) 9334 0498
Email: customerservice@dpaw.wa.gov.au
Centre for Biological Information Technology
Internet: http://shop.cbit.uq.edu.au/Default.aspx
The key is also available on the WorldWideWattle website at www.worldwidewattle.com