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The diverse plant collections in botanical gardens increase the chance of pests and pathogens encountering suitable hosts and becoming invasive.
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A special gallery in London’s Kew Gardens allows the visitor to travel the world via the 800-plus detailed paintings of Marianne North, Victorian-era adventurer and botanical artist.
Johann August Ludwig Preiss was the first professional botanist to systematically collect flora in the Colony of Western Australia. Yet he is little remembered today.
The colonial history of botanical gardens encouraged pride in indigenous flora and culture.
Plant blindness can be solved but it wont be easy.
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Lecturer - Climate (Honorary), The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Specializing in Education, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape Town; Department of Zoology and Entomology; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria
