#Botany

Illustration of Long-flowered Mistletoe in flower

Australian Mistletoes: unwrapping the mysteries of these intriguing native plants

Seems like the perfect time to read about Australian mistletoes don’t you think? But are they naughty or nice? David Watson’s Mistletoes of Southern Australia unwraps some of the mysteries surrounding these fascinating native plants.

Sequencing Eucalypt DNA: behind the scenes with Andrew Thornhill

We asked the lead author of an Australian Systematic Botany study to shed some light on the many years of work, people involved and challenges of sequencing the DNA of over 700 eucalypt species.