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Upcoming Events
Date |
Event |
May 2010 |
CERF/MTSRF Hub leaders meeting, Canberra |
April 2010 |
TRIN Third Annual Research Forum, Adelaide |
Calendar of Events | Archived Events
Media
Date |
Media type |
Details |
Feb 2010 |
Newspaper |
Scientists
seek key to
ID mayflies [pdf] |
Dec 2009 |
e-newsletter |
Lantana: the importance of knowing your enemy [external link] |
Jan 2009 |
Newspaper |
Vicki 'hooked' on looking at moss [pdf] |
Oct 2008 |
Media release |
Flies land on Mackerras Medal [external link] |
April 2008 |
Media release |
Albury-Wodonga campus biodiversity research team goes
into high gear [external link] |
Taxonomy News
Date |
Event |
May 2009
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Mexican Feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima)Herbarium collections play an increasing role in the detection and identification of potentially damaging invasive plant species in Australia. As well as Australian indigenous species, herbaria house valuable collections of wild-collected, non-indigenous plant species from throughout the world. These collections are critical for use as reference for comparative studies and identification, as the recent discovery of Mexican Feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima) attests. Accurately identified, reliably named specimens of Mexican Feathergrass from its native range helped botanists confirm the identity of plants being sold under a variety of names (through retail outlets in southern Australia) as Mexican Feathergrass. Without herbarium collections of this kind, reliable identification is much more difficult, and may potentially affect our ability to halt the spread of potential invaders such as Mexican Feathergrass. |
