AIM: to encourage participation in the sciences in general, and promote increased awareness of the Forgotten Flora, their importance to the environment and their beauty.

A fascinating, weird and beautiful world awaits you in the small forests and carpets of the forgotten flora. LET US HELP YOU FIND THEM.

Project officers: Drs Teresa Lebel, Josephine Milne & Karen Beckmann.
Email: forgottenflora@rbg.vic.gov.au

  Current talks, walks

This exhibition has received assistance from Museums Australia (Victoria) Regional  Exhibition Touring Fund (RETI). Supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund, and the Australian Government through Visions of Australia.

        Education Resources

 Comprise 3 educational booklets available FREE as (bryophytes PDF, fungi PDF, and lichens PDF), and 10 posters [Key; Taking a liking to lichens; Byrophytes-more than moss; Where do Forgotten flora grow?; The Whole Fungus; More than mushrooms; Miniature forests & carpets; Truffles- underground treasures; Invertebrates & the Forgotten Flora; Poisonous mushrooms]. Each PDF is in five parts and expands on the basic information in the poster series. Information includes: General background and practical information on how to study these fascinating organisms, activities and worksheets, an extensive list of resources, and a glossary.

• Order form (PDF 125KB)

Authors: Dr Josephine Milne & Dr Teresa Lebel

LINKS   fungi           RBG Education