Peter B. McQuillan

1 Introduction What a wonderful case of the Epacridae! It is most vexatious, also humiliating … Charles Darwin in litt. to the botanist J.D. Hooker. August 5th, 1856. Most flowering plants rely on animal pollinators for reproduction (Ollerton et al. 2011; Tong et al. 2023). This appears to be the case for many heaths Epacris Cav. (Ericaceae: tribe Epacridae) (Johnson 2012), a genus of 40+ species of shrubs (D. A.

ABSTRACT Hubert H.D. Griffith was a significant but neglected contributor in the scientific discovery of Australia’s natural heritage. Although his interests were forged in his youth in Tasmania, his return to Adelaide as a young man heralded an energetic engagement with leading scientific societies and figures over nearly two decades at the beginning of the twentieth century. His interests were wide, spanning insects, birds, plants and photography.

INTRODUCTION The subalpine/alpine vegetation of lutruwita (Tasmania) is rich in Cretaceous palaeoendemic plants (Jordan et al., 2016), the persistence of which suggests a fire-free status (Fletcher et al., 2014; Jordan et al., 2016; Macphail, 1979). However, the climate which has enabled areas to escape fire in Tasmania is changing (Nakicenovic & Swart, 2000; Petrie et al., 2020).