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Dr Heidi Zimmer ‘Why do orchid names change?’

DATE
June 11, 2026
TIME
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LOCATION
ANBG Theatrette

Event Description

Heidi, from Australian National Herbarium, will give an overview of taxonomic and nomenclatural principles, provide a gentle introduction to modern methods used in orchid taxonomy and discuss some interesting orchid case studies.

Biography
Dr Heidi Zimmer is a botanical research scientist at the Australian National Herbarium.

Booking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGB

Booking
Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated.

Unless otherwise indicated, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette.

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The Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.

Event Venue

ANBG Theatrette, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601
Canberra, 2601 Australia
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Event Details
11 June 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Organiser
Friends of the ANBG