the College of Science, Murdoch University. Honours In 2004 Alex George received the Nancy Burbidge Medal, Australian Systematic Botany Society and an honorary Doctor of Science from Murdoch University in 2009. On 11 June 2012, Dr. George was named a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to conservation and the environment as a botanist, historian and author, particularly in the area of Australian flora, and through roles with national and international professional organisations." The genera Alexgeorgea and Georgeantha, and species Buellia georgei are named in his honour. Selected publications Orchids of Western Australia (1969) A New Eucalypt from Western Australia (1970) A List of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia (1971) Flowers and Plants of Western Australia (1973) The Genus Banksia (1981) The Banksias (1981–2002, with Celia Rosser) The Banksia Book (1984) An Introduction to the Proteaceae of Western Australia (1985) "New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)." Nuytsia (1991) Notes on Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) (1996) Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia (1996, with Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer) Banksia in Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra (1999) Dryandra in Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra (1999) William Dampier in New Holland: Australia's First Natural Historian (1999) The Long Dry: Bush Colours of Summer and Autumn in South-Western Australia (2002) Australian Botanist's Companion (2009) A Primer of Botanical Latin with Vocabulary (with Emma Short) (2013) Swanning around Perth: An Exploration of the Black Swan in our City (with Charmaine Cave) (2014,2016) Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings: A Glossary, 4th edition (2021) Peter Good:Kew's collector with Mathew Flinders on HMS Investigator, 1801-1803'' (with David Moore) (2022) References Inline citations General references 1939 births Living people Botanists active in Australia Botanical collectors active in Australia Botany in Western Australia Scientists from Western Australia Botanists with author abbreviations Australian Botanical Liaison Officers People from Fremantle Members of the Order of Australia Royal Society of Western Australia