Neville B. Bonney (born in 1939 [1] ) is a South Australian native plant expert, ethnobotanist and published author. [2] His most recent book was published in 2013 and focused on Australia's native peach, the quandong. [3] Bonney is an advocate for the commercialisation of "useful" indigenous flora, including wattleseed [4] and has promoted the production and development of markets for "bush foods" in Australia and beyond.
Title | Role | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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The Tantanoola tiger [5] | Author | Lynton Publications | 1976 | 0869462326 |
An introduction to the identification of native flora in the lower south east of South Australia [6] | Author | South East Community College, Dept. of Further Education | 1977 | 0724391088 |
Tantanoola 1879-1979 [7] | Co-author | The South Eastern Times | 1979 | 0959543600 |
Trees of the south-east of South Australia : a sketchbook for identification [8] | Author | Institute of Foresters, South Eastern Branch | 1982 | |
Carpenter Rocks and beyond [9] | Author | Neville Bonney | 1987 | 0731614879 |
Common plants of the Coorong [10] | Author | Pioneer Design Studio | 1988 | 0731662873 |
Seeding for tomorrow's forest [11] | Author | Greening Australia | 1992 | |
Common plants of the Flinders Ranges | Author | 1993 | 0646154060 | |
What seed is that? : a field guide to the identification, collection and germination of native seed in South Australia [12] | Author | Greening Australia | 1994 | 0646198203 |
Native plant uses of Southern South Australia [13] | Author | South East Book Promotions Group | 1994 | 0646180924 |
Direct seeding native vegetation on various soil types within South Australia : a report and recommendations [14] | Co-author | Greening Australia | 1995 | |
A greener South Australia : a report on trees and shrubs established in South Australia between 1989 and 1995 [15] | Author | Greening Australia | 1996 | |
Economic native trees and shrubs for South Australia [16] | Author | Greening Australia | 1997 | 0646331531 |
Common native plants of the Coorong region : identification, propagation, historical uses [17] | Author | Australian Plants Society | 2004 | 0646442074 |
Australian seeds : a guide to their collection, identification and biology [18] | Author | CSIRO Publishing | 2006 | 9780643092983 |
The effect of sowing season on the reliability of direct seeding [19] | Author | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation | 2007 | 1741515025 |
Adnyamathanha and beyond : useful plants of an ancient land [20] | Author | Australian Plants Society | 2007 | 9780980301304 |
The Rocks : les Charpentiers [21] | Co-author | Leonie O'Meara | 2009 | 9780646508665 |
Knowing growing eating : edible wild native plants for southern Australia [22] | Author | Neville Bonney | 2010 | 9780646544106 |
What native plant is that? : Identifying and growing native vegetation in the south east of South Australia [23] | Author | South East Natural Resources Management Board | 2010 | 9780646529592 |
Jewel of the Australian desert : native peach (quandong) ; the tree with the round red fruit [24] | Author | Neville Bonney | 2013 | 9780646911045 |
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