On my way to Schrödinger’s Books #Petone to talk about our recently published book Native Plants of Aotearoa! Cu there 🤗 #NZplants #Botany ⁦Te Papa⁩ #Wellington instagram.com/p/Cko2BzpyrJv/…

Are you good at spotting #orchids? You could help Botany Curator & myself solve a taxonomic mystery! More details on our #citizenscience project in the link below: blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2022/11/21/we-… via Te Papa #conservation #taxonomy #plants #NewZealand

1st day of talks at #NZPCN conference is over. Lucky me my talk on #orchid #conservation in #NewZealand is now done! Tomorrow it’ll be networking & listening to other talks! Here is the program nzpcn.org.nz/publications/d… #queenstown Te Papa #OtariWiltonsBush #plants

The Nationally Endangered Ranunculus acraeus

And stunning mistloetoes.

Had forgotten how stunning alpine #plants can be! Many yrs ago I visited this place in the #SouthIsland 2 collect samples of alpine #buttercups for my #PhD #research & later cushion forming #forgetmenots for a #taxonomic project Te Papa #botany #science #NZPlants #NZPCN2022

On a tour of Te Papa herbarium today with Botany Curator and Heidi checking out some lovely specimens for an exhibition - look at these gorgeous little cards created in the 1800s in the peak of ‘fern fever’. Victorian version of Pokémon cards? 🤭

Sun orchid (Thelymitra longifolia) hotspot ! #NZplants #orchids #science #taxonomy #fieldwork

Summer scholar turns the spotlight on native tree-perching orchids blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2023/01/24/sum… via @te_papa #conservation #plants #orchids #Botanicgarden #orchids #OtariWiltonsBush Wellington City Council WellingtonUni

2023 Banks Memorial Lecture, by garden historian Dr James Beattie. Thurs, 30 March 2023, 17:30-18:30, Begonia House, Wellington Gardens. FREE. "An Empire of Plants? Chinese plants, Asian/European trade, and Aotearoa NZ, 1790s–1880s." #gardenhistory rnzih.org.nz/pages/conferen…

This is a free public lecture open to the public. The lecture commemorates Sir Joseph Banks, botanist on Captain Cook's first voyage to New Zealand. During a later distinguished scientific career, Banks was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London. #gardenhistory

An extremely rare plant, collected by drone, has 1) rooted, 2) flowered, and 3) seeded in our Conservation Nursery! One day, we hope to restore populations of laukahi plants and keep cultural connections to this species alive. ntbg.org/news/drone-col…

How teabags of fungi are saving native orchids from extinction 1news.co.nz/2023/06/24/how…

Hot from the press! Our research on the swamp helmet #orchid Corybas carsei, 1 of #NewZealand rarest #orchids, & its fungal associates has jst been published! A step closer to prevent its #extinction doi.org/10.1080/002882… Te Papa #OtariWiltonsBush #Conservation #Plants #fungi

Exciting news! EDGE of Existence is still accepting applications for its renowned fellowship program. If you want to work on endangered species and contribute to their conservation, don't wait! Apply now: edgeofexistence.org/become-a-fello… #EDGEFellowship #SpeciesConservation

Te Papa’s botanical specimen data now on GBIF blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/02/19/te-… via @te_papa

Mixed up madness: untangling the hybrid origin of some of New Zealand’s sun orchids blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/04/16/mix… via @te_papa

Ever wondered if you've glimpsed a new species of plant? 🌿 Plant taxonomists do that for a living! Watch Kew taxonomist Gwil Lewis reveal just how crucial their work is 🔎 You can now help immortalise our plant & fungal specimens 👉ow.ly/G4sI50Rsc0H

Botanists are saving a threatened orchid and reintroducing it into the wild. Veronika Meduna speaks to Te Papa botanist Carlos Lehnebach about the Cooper’s black orchid, which has survived in a Wairarapa pine forest. 🔗 You can read the full story here: nz-listener.visitlink.me/3AU4m-