Shepherd, Kelly Anne   (1970 - )

Born in 1970 in WA;

She earned a B.Sc. (Hon) in 1992 with a thesis on Western Australian mammals, and a Ph.D. on "Systematic Analysis of the Australian Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae)" in 2005, both from the University of Western Australia.

From 2004 to 2005 she was a research scientist with the University of Western Australia and Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority.

In 2006 she was a post doctoral researcher at the UK Millennium Seed Bank, working on seed dormancy on Australian species.

From 2006 to 2009, she was a research scientist with the Western Australian Herbarium, where, since September 2009, she has been working as a senior research scientist.

She has worked on several plant groups but mainly focusing on Lasiopetalum and Thomasia (Malvaceae) and the salt-loving samphires in the genera Tecticornia and Salicornia (Chenopodiaceae).

She has also worked with colleagues around Australia and in the US on a series of molecular and morphological studies on the 'fan-flower' family Goodeniaceae.

Source: Extracted from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Anne_Shepherd
https://www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/tcd/kelly-shepherd
https://www.wildflowersocietywa.org.au/event/august-perth-branch-meeting-featuring-kelly-shepherd/
Portrait Photo: used on her Instagram account.

Collecting localities for 'Shepherd, K and Shepherd, K.A.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 2,533 specimens