Clarke, Ian Charles   (1950 -   )

Ian has worked in a variety of technical jobs, initially with the Forests Commission of Victoria and the Botany Department of the University of Melbourne.

He spent 14 years with the Botany Department where he collected samples for practical classes in plant taxonomy, as well as maintaining the School's substantial herbarium.

He later joined the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, working for many years in the National Herbarium's plant identification and information service.

Between 1975 and 1990 he was associated with the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne as a tutor in flowering plant identification.

He has long held an interest in botanical illustration, and has served on the selection panel for numerous Botanical Art exhibitions organised by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.

in 1987 he published a book, 'Name that Flower: the Identification of Flowering Plants', written with co-author Helen Lee, which has continued in print since first published by Melbourne University Press.

In 2015 he published 'Name those grasses - Identifying Grasses, Sedges and Rushes' with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria.

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.mup.com.au/authors/ian-clarke
https://www.swifft.net.au/resources/Name%20those%20grasses%20(CS3).pdf
Portrait Photo: seeking portrait.
Illustration: by Ian Clarke from 'Name those grasses'.

Collecting localities for 'Clarke, I.C.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 5,708 specimens