I was born Perpetua Blanks, in Melbourne, Australia, but from the age of 5 to my late teens I grew up in Bendigo amongst Box-Ironbark forests regrowing after the Victorian gold mining era. Surrounded by the Australian bush and given the opportunity of a childhood adventuring outdoors, my choice of career was destined to focus…
When young, I taught myself to draw and paint flowers, which helped me to learn their names when I became a student at Bedford College in London. Previously, on a woodland floor, I had found several mosses, beautiful, thrilling – and later I was set the task of naming a collection from the Lake District….
My name is Imen BEN OSMAN. I was born in Tunis, Tunisia. Plants have fascinated me since childhood because of their diverse colors, shapes and beautiful flowers. Having a Master’s degree in Evolutionary Ecology, I began my journey as a bryologist working on a research project suggested by my supervisor, to whom all the merit…
Emma was born in Melbourne, Australia to a family very keen on being outdoors and camping. She wanted to be a park ranger until she realised that it meant cleaning toilets and scolding people. Instead, she did a BSc at the University of Melbourne. Emma’s interest in bryophytes came about after she joined Professor Andy…
Eu nasci em Ilhéus, uma das primeiras cidades a serem fundadas no Brasil. É uma cidade litorânea, onde existem belíssimas paisagens, e uma rica flora, mesmo que seriamente antropizada. Desde pequena, sempre me interessei por plantas, principalmente pelas flores, que sempre me encantaram. No entanto, o interesse pelas briófitas só ocorreu a partir da metade…