Kelly Shepherd (she/her)

🔥Sorting and correctly identifying herbarium specimens is essential for effective flora and fungi conservation. We need more botanists working in our herbarium vaults to better understand what species we have, where they grow, and how rare they are👇

Our revision of the gorgeous Geleznowia (Rutaceae) genus is finally done... it has been a long road. Thanks to @bmichanderson and others for a great team effort and to @PlantsAus and @BioplatformsAus for support. publish.csiro.au/SB/SB23010

@AnzeCalasan Well if we stopped turning up species new to science then we’d have a fighting chance!

@jamiembrixton Check out the samphire skirt @AnzeCalasan! New look for us?!

I queued for 50 mins to see the sculpted vegetables at the Lambeth Country Show, but it was worth it.

There are so many undocumented species awaiting discovery in herbaria and museums, including several new triggerplants I’ve unearthed at the Northern Territory Herbarium in the past 2 weeks. More taxonomists please👇

WANTED: 2x Systematic Botanist permanent research positions at the new @BotanicSydney National Herbarium of NSW in Mt Annan! An exceptional opportunity to join a diverse, fun and vibrant team! 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🧑🏼‍🎤🕵️🧑‍💻🌴🌵🪷🌼🔬🧪🧬 Pls RT and share widely: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/systematic…

Fabulous opportunity!! 2 new PERMANENT Systematic Botanist positions for Aussies, Kiwis or PRs at NSW working with the fabulous team managed by @hsauquet_rbgsyd get in touch for deets.

New species of Acacia, Acrotriche and Amanita have been formalised today along with the subspecies of Lambertia orbifolia. Fresh insights on George Maxwell’s collecting location of ‘Eyre’s Relief’ are also provided. florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/nuytsia/

Unexpected view across the atrium floor at @Science_DBCA. Looking forward to the next Solar eclipse in Western Australia - come and join us 22 July 2028!

@AnzeCalasan Now we just need to get work in the lab… for the next 3 years.

@rpodonnell_ All versions of you are frickin fantastic

Fantastic fun hunting for salt living samphires with @AnzeCalasan… including rare and potentially new species. Can’t wait to see this work come to fruition… (we’ve been collecting seeds!).

🚨Job alert! Australian #taxonomy friends, ABRS needs some short-term staff asap. 1 project officer (assisting w/ data analysis & report writing), 1 data officer (for AFD, cleanup & mgmt of database using SQL & R). Get in touch!

Sure going to miss working with the amazing @hsauquet_rbgsyd as part of the Australasian Systematic Botany Society Council! Thanks for all your insight and positivity.

With the @ASBS_botany conference coming to a close, I wanted to share with you the magnificent plant tattoos of plants real and not so real that are residing under the skin of some attendants. See all in the thread. Can you name the plants portrayed?

So wonderful to see some of my favourite botanists in person! Thanks for hosting us.

Keep an eye out for the indefatigable Dr Barbara Rye, @Science_DBCA's very own botanical luminary, who will be featured on ABC's #GardeningAustralia Friday 11th November @ 7.30pm (repeat Sunday @ 1.30pm)

Great opportunity to work on an amazing group within a fabulous team!

🚨Huge biodiversity leadership opportunity within the Qld Government's Department of Environment and Science. Includes management of the Qld Herbarium and so much more. Link👇