About this episode

The episode discusses the life and contributions of Annie Richards, the first white woman to reside in Fowler Bay and her role in plant specimen collection.

Send us Fan Mail Hello, my dear leaflets, Annie Richards was the first white woman to reside in Fowler Bay and lived through the harsh conditions of that area. She collected flowers for Mueller and Tate. She was instrumental in the collating of some of the amazing plant specimens in the collection housed at the National Australian Herbarium. Plants synonymous to Annie and Thomas: Eucalyptus youngiana F.Muell (1876) as 'Richardson', Erysimum richardsii F.Muell. (1877), Parmel...

People in this episode

Host: Dani

Topics covered

• history
• botany
• plant specimens
• Australian flora
• women in history

Keywords

• Annie Richards
• Fowler Bay
• plant specimens
• National Australian Herbarium
• Eucalyptus youngiana
• Erysimum richardsii

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Australian Herbarium

Books & works: Eucalyptus youngiana F.Muell, Erysimum richardsii F.Muell

Places: Fowler Bay

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