RE: botanical evolution

Interesting timing on your post.  I just learned that an expert banksias nurseryman from Australia is coming to the USA this fall and is open to speaking about banksias to those who extend an invitation. 

 

His name is Kevin Collins and his contact information is his website below. It lists some of his confirmed locations for USA talks. 

 

I would think that Kevin knows quite a bit about these plants but I don’t know if he’s on this group. Perhaps he might speak with your group?

 

http://www.banksiafarm.com.au/           

 

Cheers,

Bracey

San Jose CA

 

 

 

From: medit-plants-request@ucdavis.edu [mailto:medit-plants-request@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Margaret A Healey
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:13 AM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: botanical evolution

 

While planting banksias recently one of the party commented that banksias looked 'like dinasaurs' and, while discussing the comment we all realised that we know very little about the evolution of plants. We know that the local beech forest is a remnant of a super continent, that grasses came 'last' and algae came 'before that' and that was really that. Does anyone know of a readable reference on plant evolution, preferably one that doesn't just consign all flowering plants and grasses to a brief post script. Perhaps someone is writing one????

 

Margaret Healey

Australia

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