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Plant Identification & Botanical Information Service>> Download a Botanical Information Service enquiry form Plant identification serviceTrying to identify plants? Tearing your hair out? Let us help you. We provide a comprehensive plant identification and botanical information service for over-the-counter visitors (open weekdays 9.30 am to 1 pm) and by fax or mail. We also provide general botanical information including current scientific names of plants and details on the distribution of NSW plants. See Gardening Information for horticultural topics including plant diseases and pests. Contact us for advice on the best way to prepare your specimens for identification, or read the chapter on collecting specimens in the book Proteaceae of New South Wales or volume 1 of the Flora of New South Wales. We also have a booklet on collecting, preserving and identifying specimens, available from our Garden Shops. Botanical Information Service (open weekdays 9.30 am to 1 pm)
PricesFree identifications for up to six (6) specimens (or two hours' work) per year for members of the public, Friends of the Botanic Gardens and Trust Volunteers, after which commercial rates apply - however, please restrict your enquiry to no more than 12 specimens at any one time:
Note: inquirers with new, important or quality specimen(s) that we can add to the Herbarium collection, will not incur a fee for identification of the specimen(s). (All charges include GST) Public Reference CollectionInterested in identifying plants for yourself? This collection of pressed plants is available 9 am-4 pm Mon-Fri for you to identify your own plant collections by comparison with authenticated herbarium vouchers. A microscope and reference books are available, and we can also provide assistance with using the collection. The Public Reference Collection provides an educational resource that increases botanical knowledge and plant identification skills within the community. Flora of New South WalesThis four-volume Flora of New South Wales helps both amateur and professional botanists to identify plant species that occur in New South Wales - both native and naturalised - and to be informed of their distribution within the State. Botanical Information Service 2010-2011Barbara Wiecek, Botanist & Andrew Orme, Technical Officer The Botanical Information Service (BIS) provides plant identifications and botanical information to the general public free and to government departments and ecological consultancies for a fee. Botanical advice includes poison and allergy information to veterinarians and the medical profession. 2969 enquiries were provided during 2010-2011 (over the counter, mail, email and telephone) and 83% of these were completed within 7 days of receipt. BIS staff received positive feedback from clients in the form of letters and emails (135). BIS staff are active in the field with 483 specimens collected being added to the herbarium collection in 2010-2011. In 2010-2011 Andrew Orme assisted with NSW Seedbank and Millennium Seedbank field trips being co-collector of 60 specimens. Bob Coveny, Barbara Wiecek and Andrew Orme visited Cow Creek and Upper Nepean SCA in the south of Sydney with NPWS staff surveying burn and potential burn plots. From material brought in by the public BIS staff identified and incorporated 195 significant plant specimens; 70 of these were of endangered or vulnerable species, 25 were extensions of range and/or new records for NSW. These new records included Elachanthus glaber, Dichanthium annulatum, Solanum viarum and Cynodon nlemfluensis. 10 significant weed collections were retained and several possible new species including a Rorippa and a Craspedia. A further 207 specimens of general interest were also retained. |
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