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An Introduction to Identifying the Flora of Western Australia
A four-week course held at the Glyde In Community Learning Centre in East Fremantle from 30th May 2025. You can view the Powerpoint for...

Alex R Chapman
May 30, 20251 min read


An Introduction to the Flora of WA
I recently provided a short introductory talk to a local community group on this topic, covering the ancient nature of Western...

Alex R Chapman
May 21, 20251 min read


Australian Botanical Liaison Officer
My chapter in ‘The Australian Botanical Liaison Officer Scheme at Kew, 1937—2009’

Alex R Chapman
Feb 1, 20242 min read


The Western Australian Flora – a Descriptive Catalogue
Alex reflects on the 23rd anniversary of the publication of The Western Australian Flora – a Descriptive Catalogue . Funded by the Gordon...

Alex R Chapman
Oct 5, 20232 min read


List of Publication Citations
Over 400 academic papers cite my publications, primarily focused on the Mediterranean biome, of which south-west Western Australia is...

Alex R Chapman
Jun 9, 20231 min read


FloraBase 3 officially launched
Today's event was a great way for the Western Australian Herbarium to celebrate National Science Week - with the long-awaited launch of...

Alex R Chapman
Aug 18, 20211 min read


Twenty Years of Descriptive Data
As part of his ongoing series of retrospectives on the development of significant biodiversity data sets in Western Australia, Alex looks...

Alex R Chapman
Oct 15, 20202 min read


Twenty years of WA floristic data
As a research associate at the Western Australian Herbarium I continue my research into WA’s heaths – the Ericaceae – and to provide some...

Alex R Chapman
Jun 3, 20203 min read


Current biodiversity initiatives in Australia
I recently attended an online forum presenting the outcomes of a major review of Australia’s taxonomic resources, as part of Taxonomy...

Alex R Chapman
May 27, 20203 min read
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