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Wondering where we've been? We wrote a a new book!

Get ready for a wild ride through the most shocking, inspiring and downright unbelievable stories about plant life in our new non-fiction book: ⁠What the Flora?⁠

Blending science, true crime and history, What the Flora? offers a fresh perspective on the ingenuity and wonders of the plant kingdom.

You’ll encounter trees that survived atomic blasts and deadly species that have shaped medicine and myth, discover the mind-bending secrets of plant intelligence and learn how pollen can be used to crack a murder case.

Whether you're a hardcore plant nerd or just curious, What the Flora? will forever transform the way you see plants.

Where to order your copy:

The print copy is available to order from book retailers across Australia. Find out more ⁠here. If you pre-order a copy before 1 September and you live in Australia, you can also ⁠go into a draw⁠ to win an amazing experience at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. If you live overseas, you can enjoy What the Flora? on Audible and other audiobook platforms.

What the Flora? is written by Vanessa Fuchs for Botanic Gardens of Sydney and published by Pantera Press, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing.
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In this bonus episode of Branch Out, host Bec Davis chats to Jarryd Kelly, Curator Manager of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, about the highly-anticipated bloom of the Corpse Flower.

Jarryd takes us behind the scenes as this exotic plant, which only flowers for 24 hours and creates an infamously pungent odour, has been years in the making.

Watch the livestream on YouTube so you can see the Corpse Flower bloom in real time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrylcCAEIT8&ab_channel=BotanicGardensofSydney

Order our book: What the Flora?

Blending science, true crime and history, What the Flora? offers a fresh perspective on the ingenuity and wonders of the plant kingdom.

You’ll encounter trees that survived atomic blasts and deadly species that have shaped medicine and myth, discover the mind-bending secrets of plant intelligence and learn how pollen can be used to crack a murder case.

The print copy is available to order from book retailers across Australia. Find out more ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. If you live overseas, you can enjoy What the Flora? on ⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠ and other audiobook platforms.
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Australia has seen deadly cases of mushroom poisonings this past year, with some making world headlines. In this episode of Branch Out, Hannah Izzard chats to Professor Brett Summerall, Chief Scientist from Botanic Gardens of Sydney, on the fascinating powers of the fungi kingdom.

Order our book: What the Flora?

Blending science, true crime and history, What the Flora? offers a fresh perspective on the ingenuity and wonders of the plant kingdom.

You’ll encounter trees that survived atomic blasts and deadly species that have shaped medicine and myth, discover the mind-bending secrets of plant intelligence and learn how pollen can be used to crack a murder case.

The print copy is available to order from book retailers across Australia. Find out more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you live overseas, you can enjoy What the Flora? on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠ and other audiobook platforms.
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In this episode of Branch Out, we investigate the massive issue of plastic waste in our environment. You’ll hear from scientist Dr Denise Hardesty and business owner Mitchell Taylor on new technologies like machine learning and engineering products transforming the way we use and think about plastic waste.

Order our book: What the Flora?

Blending science, true crime and history, What the Flora? offers a fresh perspective on the ingenuity and wonders of the plant kingdom.

You’ll encounter trees that survived atomic blasts and deadly species that have shaped medicine and myth, discover the mind-bending secrets of plant intelligence and learn how pollen can be used to crack a murder case.

The print copy is available to order from book retailers across Australia. Find out more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you live overseas, you can enjoy What the Flora? on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Audible⁠⁠⁠⁠ and other audiobook platforms.
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Roughly 70% of all Australian species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms have yet to be discovered, named and classified.

In this episode of Branch Out we’re featuring an episode from The Business of Biodiversity podcast: Taxonomy – the benefits of naming nature. You’ll learn about the fascinating and important field of taxonomy and how it's potentially worth billions of dollars to the Australian economy.

The Business of Biodiversity Podcast is produced by the Grow Love Project and Saving our Species program at the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
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