Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections
- Written by Robert Turnbull, Senior Research Data Specialist, The University of Melbourne
A herbarium specimen of _Cheiranthera linearis_ (commonly known as finger-flower), collected in 1912 by Edwin James Semmens, former principal of the Victorian School of Forestry.University of MelbourneIn 1770, after Captain Cook’s Endeavour struck the Great Barrier Reef and was held up for repairs, botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander...




