Prior to this project this species, garden montbretia (Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora) had not been collected from Wellington. Herbarium specimen collected by Joe Dillon. CC BY 4.0

Natural history collections are an important record of Earth’s biodiversity and are used to examine a range of scientific questions in areas from biodiversity monitoring to biosecurity, the impacts of climate change and public health. To be most useful, collections should be all-encompassing – representing all life on Earth. However,Read more

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