he expertise of the staff at the State Herbarium covers a range of areas in researching and gathering information for the various collections within the Herbarium. These include:
The taxonomic botanists of the Biosystematics Research team have considerable experience in undertaking taxonomic revisions of Australian plant groups. They have taxonomic knowledge predominantly in arid and lower plant groups. They have an often unique in-depth knowledge of the taxonomy, biology, and ecological and geographical distribution of their specialist groups, and thus the capacity to interpret available evidence in other groups.
Their studies have made and are making major advances in knowledge of the species and infraspecific variation of the groups they specialise in, through:
Evolution and origin of weeds.
Cladistic techniques interpreting the relationship of plant species, which can then be related to past climates or adaptive transformations.
07 June 2023
World Ocean Day is an annual celebration held on 8 June which unites and rallies the world to protect and restore our blue planet. In our latest blog, State Herbarium's Jem Barratt takes a deep dive into how its scientific work focusing on seagrasses and seaweed helps with the restoration and preservation of our ocean ecosystems.
20 April 2023
Have you noticed a strange looking unit near the First Creek Wetlands at Adelaide Botanic Garden? Did you know this machine is collecting valuable biodiversity data which will be used to safeguard South Australia's Myrtleceae trees against a deadly disease.
