Plant Recognition Workshop: the amazingly diverse tribe Gnaphalieae
At the next Plant Recognition Group workshop, we will be learning about the tribe Gnaphalieae within the Asteraceae (daisy) family.
Professor Rick McRae ‘Fire on Black Mountain: Fire in the ACT in the 1990s’
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Solander Studio, Banksia Centre, ANBG ANBG Clunies Ross St, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Maurice Hermann ‘Success in propagating and growing Australian native plants’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaMaurice will coach us to success on propagating and caring for Australian native plants.
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Kingsley Dixon ‘A life in the service of plants’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaKingsley has spent a lifetime unlocking the mysteries of the Australian bush and now calls on us to help our plants, animals and landscapes to thrive and continue to define who we are as Australians. Abstract Since I was a small child the Australian bush and its plants have been a boundless source of joy […]
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Professor Tim Entwisle ‘Three Worlds Oak: The First Memoir of a Genus’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaA dying hybrid oak in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens sets off on a search for its parents, and in doing so reveals the extraordinary diversity of the genus Quercus. There is far more to oaks than the familiar English tree. Abstract In Tim Entwisle’s latest book, Three Worlds Oak, a dying hybrid oak in Melbourne’s […]
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Dr Bruno Ferronato ‘Cultural turtles: experiences from Peru and Australia’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaBruno will tell us about his work in a turtle project with Ashaninka Indigenous people in Peru. He’ll also share what he’s learned about Australian turtles, turtle rock art motifs and turtle remains. Abstract Bruno will give a talk on his experiences working in a turtle project with Ashaninka Indigenous people in Peru. He will […]
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Kushini Kalupahana ‘The mimic and the fool: A tiny bird’s use of vocal mimicry as an antipredation strategy’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaVocal mimicry occurs in nearly 20% of songbird species, yet the constraints on mimetic accuracy and its consequences for function remain poorly understood, particularly in alarm calling and predator deterrence contexts. Abstract Kushini’s research focuses on the brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla), a native Australian songbird that mimics the alarm calls of several other bird species […]