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Pillwort Name Change - No Bitter Pill To Swallow!
A recent paper examining the phylogenetic relationships of the extant heterosporous ferns has a few things to say about the status of the New Zealand pillwort… Read more
Posted: 20/11/2008
New Genus For King Fern
In the August 2008 issue of Taxon (57(3): 737-755) Andrew Murdock provides a revision of the Marattiaceae in which the King fern or Para (Marattia salicina)… Read more
Posted: 31/10/2008
Rare Native Fern Rediscovered in Hawke’S Bay
It was thought to be extinct but the maidenhair spleenwort fern (Asplenium trichomanes s.l.) has been discovered unexpectedly by Dr Leon Perrie, Te Papa’s… Read more
Posted: 20/10/2008
New Zealand Lichen Flora Author Awarded Prestigious Acharius Medal
Dr David Galloway FRSNZ, FLS has just been awarded the Acharius Medal for his outstanding contribution to lichenology… Read more
Posted: 19/09/2008
Dr Patrick Brownsey Awarded 2008 Allan Mere
Dr Patrick Brownsey, New Zealand’s leading Pteridologist has been announced as this year’s winner of the Allan Mere the premiere award of the New Zealand… Read more
Posted: 19/09/2008