Three decades of research on Kimberley orchidsThe remote Kimberley region in northern Western Australia is famous for its rugged gorges and isolation. With a strong seasonal climate,...
Untangling the sand lilies - a new classificationSand lilies, in the Daylily family, are not the most conspicuous elements of the Australian flora, but they are very intriguing for a...
New species can be right in front of us – a new fig species from UluruFigs are one of the world's most recognisable trees, with their greatest diversity in tropical rainforests. So how did a fig come to be...
From the Seychelles to Hawaii, and the Caribbean, Australian sedges are expert travellersYou may have heard that 'sedges have edges', but know little more about this fascinating plant family. Sedges are found almost...
Changing plant names - a sign of advancing scientific knowledgePlant names seem to change all too regularly. But why? Taxonomists, the scientists responsible for most name changes, are often...
When to mow a meadow? Ecological challenges in threatened grasslandsCanberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, is known as ‘the bush capital’. Relatively new by city standards, at just over 100 years...
A new species of Eucalyptus revealed for National Eucalypt DayMarch 23 celebrates Australia's most iconic trees - the Eucalypts. While now widely grown around the world, Eucalypts give the Australian...
Introducing Opilia – a sister to the mistletoes and sandlewoodOpiliaceae is a small family of 39 species related to the mistletoe (Loranthaceae) and sandlewood (Santalaceae) families. They are all...
European impacts on ‘pristine’ Kimberley vegetationOften considered pristine, in reality the sparsely populated and isolated Kimberly ‘wilderness’ is already highly altered. While those...
Love at first sight – Honeyeater meets BromeliadNormally separated by the Pacific Ocean, Australian honeyeaters do not regularly encounter bromeliads. At the Blue Mountains Botanic...