Seed bank success saves KI plant species from extinction
14 December 2022
An endangered plant has narrowly avoided extinction thanks to the work of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre.
Seed Hunters
Follow the SA Seed Conservation Centre seed hunters as they travel the state helping protect our threatened plants from extinction.
Plants on brink of extinction gain protection in Kangaroo Island’s first Seed Production Garden
09 July 2022
Kangaroo Island’s threatened flora is being given a life-line thanks to a new Seed Production Garden.In a bid to safeguard plants from extinction, the Threatened Flora Seed Production Garden will grow multiple populations of the island’s at-risk species, then collect their seed for banking and biodiversity recovery projects on the island.
Saving Plants on Kangaroo Island – winter 2021 update
03 September 2021
Following the devastating 2020 bushfires on Kangaroo Island, scientists at the SA Seed Conservation Centre have visited the island a number of times to investigate what botanical treasures have regrown, and to collect seeds and plant specimens with a conservation aim.
Out of the Freezer, into the Fire
17 August 2021
Repatriation of a rare pea from the UK Seed Bank for bushfire recovery in the Adelaide Hills.
What lies beneath?
02 February 2021
Saving seeds on Kangaroo Island following the bushfires of summer 2019-20.
South Aussie seed on new postage stamp!
08 October 2019
Australia Post has today released a selection of stamps that highlight the importance of seed banking. One of them features a rare South Australian grass, Cleland's Wallaby-Grass.
Volunteers helping to save endangered plants
24 August 2018
Friends of the Botanic Gardens volunteers have been busy preparing tiny seedlings of an endangered native plant.
Field collecting on Kangaroo Island
07 March 2018
Dan Duval and Dr Jenny Guerin discuss the plight of native plant species on the rugged South Australian island.
Seed Hunters in the news
06 February 2018
A new discovery of the endangered Arckaringa daisy and a threatened orchids project land the seed team in the news.
Seed Hunters spring update
30 October 2017
The Seed Centre team have been clocking up some k's recently in the hunt for rare SA flora.
Recent posts
Rare Corpse Flower's bloom brings thousands to Adelaide Botanic Garden
13 January 2023
The eyes of the world were on the Adelaide Botanic Garden after a rare and endangered Corpse Flower, aka Titan Arum, flowered for the first time in a decade.
The life and times of a Titan Arum
06 January 2023
The Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower, is known for its notorious smell - but did you know these plants have a fascinating life up to 10 years prior to the stinky inflorescent bloom?