A couple of native Australian herbarium specimens anyone

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Today I was very lucky to see a herbarium collection at the regional botanical gardens in Coffs Harbour and wow. I got to meet Rick achland today the curator of the botanical gardens in Coffs Harbour today and was given a personal tour of a few things around the garden including the herbarium collection of Australian native plants. The collection was started by Alex Loyd and what a wonderful job he did in such a collection he certainly knew his stuff well, and Rick certainly does as well the knowledge he has  on plants I could talk and listen all year long amazing to talk to such knowledgeable people in the plant community. I feel very blessed to talk with him about the garden and his work so thank you Colin Wilson. And there was a nice library of books there as well.

[Jonathan]

I reckon there would be a heap of specimens in there collected by the late, great Alex Floyd. He literally wrote the book(s) on NSW rainforest flora, and I believe was instrumental in setting up the Coffs botanic gardens.

[KrisKupsch]

20 hours ago, Jonathan said:

I reckon there would be a heap of specimens in there collected by the late, great Alex Floyd. He literally wrote the book(s) on NSW rainforest flora, and I believe was instrumental in setting up the Coffs botanic gardens.

Yes Alex Floyd was his name. I missed how Colin came into it ?

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1 hour ago, KrisKupsch said:

Yes Alex Floyd was his name. I missed how Colin came into it ?

That’s another story Kris how Colin came into it but part of my visit for a reason in conjunction with Colin and Rick and myself.

[Jonathan]

4 hours ago, KrisKupsch said:

Yes Alex Floyd was his name. I missed how Colin came into it ?

I think I somehow missed Richards reference to Alex in his original post...so please consider my reply as a recap! 

Floyds Rainforest trees in SE mainland Australia and the two volumes of Australian Rainforests in NSW are probably my most well used plant books. Travelling around NSW with them I managed to at least be able to take a stab at which sub alliance I was looking at and maybe ID a few species...without them, just a wall of green!

[KrisKupsch]

On 12/4/2024 at 8:33 PM, happypalms said:

That’s another story Kris how Colin came into it but part of my visit for a reason in conjunction with Colin and Rick and myself.

Yeah got it. Just thought he was in the neighbourhood. I understand he linked you with the curator. Now try to encourage him to up the palm collection but they are rather into natives there last time i visited. I use to walk the gardens with Alex. 

[KrisKupsch]

On 12/4/2024 at 11:36 PM, Jonathan said:

I think I somehow missed Richards reference to Alex in his original post...so please consider my reply as a recap! 

Floyds Rainforest trees in SE mainland Australia and the two volumes of Australian Rainforests in NSW are probably my most well used plant books. Travelling around NSW with them I managed to at least be able to take a stab at which sub alliance I was looking at and maybe ID a few species...without them, just a wall of green!

With rainforest plants you need to know what it isn’t that your looking at not what it is !!

[Jonathan]

9 minutes ago, KrisKupsch said:

With rainforest plants you need to know what it isn’t that your looking at not what it is !!

True, I guess that's how a key works...rule out what it isn't until you end up with what it is.

Trees Near Me app is handy for us amateurs as well!

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28 minutes ago, KrisKupsch said:

Yeah got it. Just thought he was in the neighbourhood. I understand he linked you with the curator. Now try to encourage him to up the palm collection but they are rather into natives there last time i visited. I use to walk the gardens with Alex. 

Rick the curator with Colin and myself are going to start a palm conservation project with rare and endangered species of palms it will be an interesting project to work on Colin has asked me to head the   the project with Rick and friends of the garden society to all work together for a better future of palms and the next generation and the planet.