Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone here could give me a little advice to help me out with a biology assignment that I'm currently working on. Basically, the assignment's focus is on the development of Australian flora and fauna over our continent's millions of years of isolation, however I'm having a bit of trouble with one of the task's key parts: we need to identify ten different species of plant native to Gondwana, and find and preserve a sample of each type.
Naturally, I've been doing my research, and I've identified some species (the 'proteaceae' family in particular), but I'm a bit uncertain as to whether others, like eucalyptus, should be considered native to Gondwana, considereing they developed relatively (geologically speaking) recently.
Anyways, my question is: what types of plants that were once native to Gondwana are most easily found on the east coast of Australia? And once I've found and identified them, how would I best go about preserving them? (I've heard pressing them in a book is a good way, but I don't think that'd work so well on on a great big banksia flower...). To clear up any possible confusion, I'll put the actual question below.
Naturally, I've been doing my research, and I've identified some species (the 'proteaceae' family in particular), but I'm a bit uncertain as to whether others, like eucalyptus, should be considered native to Gondwana, considereing they developed relatively (geologically speaking) recently.
Anyways, my question is: what types of plants that were once native to Gondwana are most easily found on the east coast of Australia? And once I've found and identified them, how would I best go about preserving them? (I've heard pressing them in a book is a good way, but I don't think that'd work so well on on a great big banksia flower...). To clear up any possible confusion, I'll put the actual question below.
Thanks for any help you can offer, and sorry for rambling!