Algae Revealed is a collection of fact-sheets on marine algae of southern Australia, compiled by Hon. Research Associate Bob Baldock. Recently, 16 new or up-dated fact-sheets were published on the State Herbarium’s eFloraSA web-site. To access the over 600 Algae Revealed fact-sheets, go to www.flora.sa.gov.au/algae_revealed/index.shtml.
An interesting green alga, about 100 mm tall, growing on the bottom of the Botanic Garden’s ponds has appeared — it is Chara globularis. Carolyn Ricci and Bob Baldock from the State Herbarium’s Phycology Unit report that the alga is often found in calcium-rich waters. Its central stalks are ribbed with cells that accumulate lime […]
This photograph shows a microscopic image of Botryococcus braunii. Hon. Research Associate Bob Baldock reports that this interesting algae has appeared within floating rafts of filamentous green algae (mainly Oedogonium sp.) in the storagepond of the new Adelaide Botanic Gardens’ First Creek Wetland. Botryococcus braunii grows as a colony of egg-shaped cells within a tough, gelatinous […]
Algae revealed are a series of illustrated fact-sheets on the algal flora of the southern Australian coast. These fact-sheets are created by Bob Baldock, Hon. Associate of the State Herbarium, and contain colour photographs of whole plants and magnified views of important parts and easy-to-use identification keys. This week, 25 new fact sheets were made available […]