Kelly Shepherd (she/her)

Western Australian botanist into systematics, taxonomy and forensics.

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

🔥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👇

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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.
https://t.co/1UkcM4gsOE

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

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👇

[Hervé Sauquet 🌈 @hsauquet_bgsyd]

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: https://t.co/8MbxMffdHV

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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.

[Biodiversity and Conservation Science @Science_DBCA]

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.

https://t.co/yjL4FRuJzN

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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!

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

#SolarEclipse2023 at the Western Australian Herbarium

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

@rpodonnell_ All versions of you are frickin fantastic

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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!).

[Haylee Weaver @hayleejw]

🚨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!

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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.

[Hervé Sauquet 🌈 @hsauquet_bgsyd]

For me this was my last day serving on ASBS Council after 4 years with this amazing, fun, and kind group of colleagues. I will miss them heaps but so happy to know the Society is in very good hands!
@ASBS_botany

[Julian Herting @JulianBotanic]

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?

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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

[Hervé Sauquet 🌈 @hsauquet_bgsyd]

Evening social barbecue mixer on the Herbarium courtyard. So good to see this space come to full life!
Thanks heaps @Cycadales for the brilliant idea and all the organisation!
@ASBS_botany @AustralianBG @RBGSydney

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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)

[Kelly Shepherd (she/her) @Kelly_Shepherd]

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

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

🚨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👇