Falling over orchids!

Dr Heide Zimmer will present the Thursday Talk this week on ‘Orchids of Norfolk Island and their place within the Australasian Orchidaceae’.

(This talk was originally set for February 2^nd this year.)

Norfolk Island has high orchid species richness and endemism, relative to other oceanic islands. Despite being about half the size of Belconnen, Norfolk Island has 12 orchid species, at least nine of which are likely to be endemic.

Heidi, of the Australian National Herbarium, will talk about her recent fieldwork on Norfolk Island (alongside Mark Clements), from retracing the steps of Ferdinand Bauer in 1804, to finding the critically endangered Adelopetalum apetalum, to literally falling over orchids on well-worn walking tracks!

Dr Heidi Zimmer is an ecologist, botanist and lately an orchid taxonomist working at the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research at the Australian National Herbarium.

It's a good idea to reserve your seat. Bookings open on the Friday before the talk until the Wednesday night before the talk, or until seating limits are reached. Book for this talk at https://www.trybooking.com/CELUT

Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome a gold coin donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development, and thank all those who have donated.