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Viridans Wild Plants of South-eastern Australia Tutorial 3 Task: You are somewhere in south-central NSW and on the roadside you see a conifer-like, medium-sized tree which has red, fleshy fruit and is apparently leafless. You check your GPS for a geographic location (lat-lon or UTM/MGA). Use this location and the identification aids in WPSEA to determine the species identity. • Find the location in WPSEA using the GPS coordinates • Using a point-and-click technique select a search grid which covers the location of the plant • Summarise a list of all plant species found in the local area • Use the identification filters to select characters Medium Tree, Leafless and Fleshy Fruit • View the results and examine each plant photograph and description to determine which is the best fit The products of this task should be: • A printed page showing a photograph-description-map combination for Exocarpus cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart)
