Wednesday, 26th August Australian Native Plants Society Biennial Conference 2026

• Eremophila and its Study Group – 54 years and thriving - Lyndal Thorburn
• Hakea - Paul Kennedy
• The Uninteresting Wattles of Arid Australia - Bill Aitchison

• Seed and seedling studies for conservation and restoration of Geijera parviflora (family Rutaceae) - Ganesha Borala Liyanage
• Growing old and tolerant? How Eucalyptus trees’ tolerance to drought varies across their lifetime - Ilaine Silveira Matos
• Preserving wild diversity in Mangata – the Desert Quandong in Central Australia. - Caroline Chong

• Taxonomy and Conservation of some Endemic MacDonnell Range Olearias - David Albrecht
• Acacia peuce - Catherine Nano
• A Century Without Livestock at Koonamore: Vegetation Recovery and the Soil Beneath Arid Zone Plants - Rebecca Greening

• Pea-flowered plants in arid zones—Survival adaptations and key genera - Shirley McLaran
• Eucalypts of the red centre- Mparntwe - Warwick Varley
• Specialist plants of arid and semi-arid areas of central Australia - Suzanne Lollback

• The Eremophila seed germination enigma and where 50 years of detective work has gotten us - Melinda Perkins
• Recognising and maintaining the pastoral potential of Central Australia’s rangeland vegetation - Alison Kain
• Revegetation and Recovery in the Northern Flinders - Chris Kirby and Greg Kirby

• Walking together with First Nations people to progress impactful research on South Australian plants for healthy living: knowledge sharing, optimising propagation, and germplasm resource collection - Kate Delaporte
• Tissue Culture for Conservation of Endangered Species - Albert Chern Sun Wong
• Awesome Aussies at the Huntington Botanical Gardens: Beyond Eucalyptus - Kathy Musial

• New perspectives on disturbances and how they influence fire and flammability - David Lindenmayer AO

Make your way outside and board your relevant coach. Check your itinerary to confirm your Wednesday Outing.