Botanist, artist & science communicator 🌿 #CarnivorousPlant ecology & conservation research 👩🔬 views my own 🌞 she/her
Noongar boodja. Perth, WA
Joined April 2016
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I did it! Submitted my PhD thesis on the ecology of #CarnivorousPlants for examination today 😊🌿🎉
Here's my very happy face with my very red #PhinisheD mug from @uwanews 🤩☕ yay!
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Applications for the @Science_DBCA and #KingsParkScience Summer Scholarships are now OPEN!
Gain research experience while working on projects directly related to conservation outcomes for Western Australia 🌱🔬
Open to tertiary students. Apply now 👉 bit.ly/3Tq02At
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The world's largest plant?! 😲 Check out this newly-discovered super-sized seagrass 🌊
Genetic testing by scientists at @uwanews, @Flinders and #KingsParkScience @Science_DBCA shows the single plant clone stretches across >180 kilometres!
Read more 👇 bit.ly/3971d67
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All within 30 minutes of the front door. The south coast of Western Australia is pretty spectacular.
Albany pitcher plants, Banksia coccinea and a bit of coastline.
#WildOz #nature #ozflora
ALT Small pitcher plants
ALT Coastline with islands
ALT Developing Banksia coccinea flower
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Meet the endangered Bussell's Spider Orchid (Caladenia busselliana) 🌸
As part of the #RareBloomProject, this species has been successfully germinated using seed collected more than 20 years ago! 🌱
Find out more 👉 bgpa.wa.gov.au/about-us/info…
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Dr Barbara Rye #WAHerbarium @Science_DBCA retires today after a stellar botanical career spanning >40 years in which she has named and described or reclassified around 400 taxa across a range of plant groups 🙌
#TaxonomyHero #WomenInSTEM
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8000 Eucalyptus todtiana seedlings ready for restoration! 🌱
Research assistant Nikki Maher has been growing these seedlings up in Kings Park's science glasshouses as part of an #EcosystemRestoration experiment 🔎
These seedlings have been on quite a journey! 👇 #EucBeaut
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Hairy-footed Dunnart family. Happy world sleep day. #dunnart #marsupial #kidsbooks sarahallen.com.au/shop/jumpi…
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Spectacular botanical art, the Western Australian way
My Garden Path - Philippa Nikulinsky abc.net.au/gardening/factshe…
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Have you ever wondered how plants work? 🤔
As someone who studies plant physiology, that’s exactly what Emily Tudor wonders about. Here in #KingsPark, Emily is using plant physiology to study the health of #Jarrah and #Marri trees 🌳 #IWD2022
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Today I acknowledge the long-standing support of @_bpmiller @Science_DBCA with the description of Miller’s Triggerplant, a showy #newspecies with a restricted distribution in SW Australia
#Stylidium milleri #Stylidiaceae #FloraofAustralia
florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/sci…
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We’re proud to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals and #BreakingTheBias with the help of our fantastic Women in STEM Mentors. Celebrate with us tonight: innovatorsteaparty.org/onlin…
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On #WorldWildlifeDay, take a look behind the scenes at Kings Park on how we conserve and recover key plant species for bushland restoration, now and for the future 🦉🌿
Read more in the @FriendsKP Special Issue magazine, now available free online: bit.ly/35tAxe1
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Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Today is being celebrated globally under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration” 🌱
To join the celebration, we’re excited to release a free digital version of our Special Issue magazine today! Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3HGmvCS
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Congratulations to the #KingsParkScience Summer Scholars on completing their projects! ☀️🔬🌱 @kingspark_wa @Science_DBCA
We're proud to support these students and their exciting research through the Friends of Kings Park Fund. Come see what they each got up to 👇
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Very happy and proud to work alongside these awesome women ☺️🌱🔬 #IDWGS2022
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #IDWGS2022
Meet some of the women who bring science to the forefront here at Kings Park 🌱
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #IDWGS2022
Meet some of the women who bring science to the forefront here at Kings Park 🌱
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! 💧
Wetlands are vitally important ecosystems, home to many native species of flora and fauna.
This stunning #waterlily (Nymphaea violacea) is an iconic aquatic plant native to the wetlands of northern Australia, including the beautiful Kimberley region.
