A new publication is available that is a great reference for urban wildlife gardens: ‘Plant Local to Attract Local’ by Anne Moran and Mike Fox.
The publication is a comprehensive database of known interactions between plants of south-east Queensland and the wildlife that depends on them for various needs like shelter, food and nesting sites. Ann Moran is a botanist with forty plus years of work experience Australian wide. Mike Fox is project director for Pollinator Link Project with eighteen years of experience in bush restoration.
The publication is helpfully categorised by vegetation type with comprehensive fauna and habitat information provided for each listed plant species. For instance Cordyline spp. are listed as providing frog habitat, and offering particular appeal to Green Catbirds for the fruit and Brown, Scarlet and Lewin’s Honeyeaters for the flowers, as well as being a caterpillar food plant for Common Oak Blue and Yellow Streaked Swift Butterflies.
More information about the publication can be obtained on the Pollinator Link website at https://pollinatorlink.org/plant-profiles/. We understand printed copies of the publication are available at Noosa and District Landcare’s Hinterhub in Pomona, the Coolum Community Native Nursery and Barung Landcare.