Shelomi Doyle
@shelomi.bsky.social
Australian ecologist/botanist/horticulturist/nature nerd volunteering in Samoa. Into peat swamps, botany, fire, birds, Pacific issues, and other fun bits and pieces. Masters research student at University of New England.
Finished up in Samoa and headed home to Australia, we have achieved so much thanks to a grant from the Global Genome Initiative to collect DNA and herbarium samples of Samoan flora. Highlights: field trips, workshops, new supplies and equipment. So much scientific potential! Now for a little rest...
August 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Finished up in Samoa and headed home to Australia, we have achieved so much thanks to a grant from the Global Genome Initiative to collect DNA and herbarium samples of Samoan flora. Highlights: field trips, workshops, new supplies and equipment. So much scientific potential! Now for a little rest...
Fresh off Samoa's highest mountain collecting herbarium and DNA samples with the team for a global project. Amazing cloud forest and lava stone plains with an array of endemic species. Highlights include moss, orchids, ferns, and the sweetest wild blueberries! (Vaccinium whitmeei)
May 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Fresh off Samoa's highest mountain collecting herbarium and DNA samples with the team for a global project. Amazing cloud forest and lava stone plains with an array of endemic species. Highlights include moss, orchids, ferns, and the sweetest wild blueberries! (Vaccinium whitmeei)
The orchids of Samoa are so diverse, and make up its largest flowering plant family, due to the tiny seeds and epiphytic habit that are perfect for islands. Meet the endemic Dendrobium samoense, with Phreatia micrantha, Coelogyne lycastoides, and Bulbophyllum samoanum. Hopefully more to come!
February 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The orchids of Samoa are so diverse, and make up its largest flowering plant family, due to the tiny seeds and epiphytic habit that are perfect for islands. Meet the endemic Dendrobium samoense, with Phreatia micrantha, Coelogyne lycastoides, and Bulbophyllum samoanum. Hopefully more to come!
It's Mucuna glabra, a big forest vine with green beany flowers. Traditionally the flat seeds have been used for playing games, and apparently you can cut the vine and drink the water from it in an emergency!
February 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It's Mucuna glabra, a big forest vine with green beany flowers. Traditionally the flat seeds have been used for playing games, and apparently you can cut the vine and drink the water from it in an emergency!
Why ecology is like real-life Pokemon: while exploring this cloudy other-wordly Antarctic Beech Forest in Australia over Christmas, I just happened to find some Gingidia rupicola (mountain carrot), which is Endangered and only has an estimated 50 individuals in the wild! Always keep your eyes open!
February 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Why ecology is like real-life Pokemon: while exploring this cloudy other-wordly Antarctic Beech Forest in Australia over Christmas, I just happened to find some Gingidia rupicola (mountain carrot), which is Endangered and only has an estimated 50 individuals in the wild! Always keep your eyes open!
Thanks Sophie, there are some interesting seeds here too...
February 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thanks Sophie, there are some interesting seeds here too...
One of the perks of working in Samoa is having adventures in epic places! These volcanic islands are home to lots of special hidey holes like the To sua ocean trench, where ferns, gingers and a tenacious fig line the rocky walls. When in Rome...
January 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
One of the perks of working in Samoa is having adventures in epic places! These volcanic islands are home to lots of special hidey holes like the To sua ocean trench, where ferns, gingers and a tenacious fig line the rocky walls. When in Rome...
It's always nice to finish the year in Australia, even more so when it involves sharing about #peatlands with like-minded folks at the #ESAus2024 ! I even managed a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens, full of botanical treats including my old friend Melaleuca nesophila.
#nerdalert #ecology #botany
#nerdalert #ecology #botany
December 22, 2024 at 11:53 PM
It's always nice to finish the year in Australia, even more so when it involves sharing about #peatlands with like-minded folks at the #ESAus2024 ! I even managed a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens, full of botanical treats including my old friend Melaleuca nesophila.
#nerdalert #ecology #botany
#nerdalert #ecology #botany
As requested, some lovely Drosera binata from an Australian peat swamp!
November 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
As requested, some lovely Drosera binata from an Australian peat swamp!