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Sea Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is rare in Ireland, considered 'Vulnerable' to extinction & protected under the Flora Protection Order. A population from West Cork is safely banked in the National Seed Bank at DBNherbarium NBG Ireland & germinating nicely for me this wk!

Great talk by Colin Kelleher at the Office of Public Works Biodiversity Conference, showcasing DigiHerb , seed bank and various research projects at NBG Ireland . Interreg NWE

An unusual encounter on the beach this morning. A little oak seedling (Q. robur). I see plenty of Sycamore but never saw an oak before. Dispersal in action! The nearest oak tree is probably 1km away. Sea, bird or human?

On this National Biodiversity Week, we are proud to announce that 1,798 herbarium sheets collected by Robert Llyod Praeger at DBNherbarium are now fully transcribed, with 1,562 sheets digitised. Image of Corn Cockle. Royal Irish Academy Office of Public Works

Dwarf Spike-rush (Eleocharis parvula), a rare aquatic plant from the River Bann in County Derry, collected in 1939 by Robert Lloyd Praeger. Royal Irish Academy NBG Ireland

This fine specimen of sea kale (Crambe maritima) was collected Robert Llyod Praeger in 1903. This species, which grows wild along the coast of Ireland, is increasingly under threat from habitat destruction. Royal Irish Academy NBG Ireland

Great to see the most recent issue of INJ-Journal in print! Complete with two articles by our team, including details of the first record of the fungi Favolaschia claudopus to Ireland.

The front gates at NBG Ireland are looking great today! Very inviting from the street, with recently restored roofs on both gate-lodges and the scaffolding finally down!

The DBN team at IPSAM 2024, UCC, Cork. NBG Ireland

Lovely time at the #IPSAM2024 conference! Lovely talks, and I was delighted to have the opportunity to present my research on semi-natural grasslands! And also loads of very interesting talks, including the National Seed Bank, Nd the Irish Tree Explorers Network! StableGrass Project

Excellent to see the discipline of Plant Sciences in Ireland thriving, thanks to all at Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC for organising a great event! #IPSAM2024

DBN herbarium staff have collaborated with National Parks and Wildlife Service colleagues to publish a study on assessing genetic variation and taxonomic integrity of rare bryophytes in Ireland. Colin Kelleher Christina Campbell Fionn Ó Marcaigh NBG Ireland npws.ie/sites/default/…

We were delighted to present at last week's #IPSAM2024 hosted by Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC. Wuu Kuang took the opportunity to highlight the importance of our ongoing Interreg NWE DigiHerb project for the Irish Plant Science community.

Our Interreg NWE herbarium digitisation project DigiHerb is presenting at the International Botanical Congress in Madrid this week #IBC2024. Great to reach such a wide audience of herbaria & botanists from Europe and globally with details of our transnational project!

Great to be part of Paula T Nolan's #ReviewingIreland - Resident photographer at National Library of Ireland, documenting the changing landscape, threats posed by climate change, & those working to address it! Look closely to spot some of our team, the herbarium & seed bank NBG Ireland

Great talk by Angela Moles at the #IBC2024 getting us to think about and question what conservation means for future changing species and changing ecosystems. Cool background also. Well done Sociedad Botánica Española REAL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO and all organisers.

Had a great time at the IBC 2024 in Madrid last week! I presented a poster on our DigiHerb digitisation project DBNherbarium & learned so much at the many fantastic talks throughout the week. Back at the Bots this week feeling inspired 🤩🌵🌎

The INJ Grant Scheme 2024 is open for applications from 1 Sept. to 13 Oct. 2024. The object of the INJ Grant is to encourage and support activities which will increase our knowledge of the biology and geology of the island of Ireland. See: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/

This is a great find. We have many Reginald Scully specimens in the herbarium, including this Monotropa from Killarney in 1890. Another treasure being uncovered as we digitise our specimens DigiHerb project. Interreg NWE NBG Ireland Notice Nature Ireland

Great work from one of the herbarium team Wuu Kuang and colleagues