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Val Stajsic

Identifications Botanist

Expertise

  • Identification and nomenclature of the Victorian indigenous and naturalised vascular plants
  • Nomenclature of naturalised plants
  • Identification of stipoid grasses
  • Identification of Victorian lichens

Research interests

  • Taxonomy of the听Grevillea victoriae听(Proteaceae) species complex
  • Taxonomy of听Melicytus听(Violaceae) in Australia
  • Collection, documentation and nomenclature of naturalised plants
  • Systematics and molecular identification (DNA barcoding) of stipoid grasses
  • The applications of plant systematic research to biosecurity
  • Collection and documentation of Victorian lichens
  • Contributing to the Australian Plant Census Working Group

Publications

Books

Walsh, N.G. and听Stajsic, V.听(2007).听A census of the vascular plants of Victoria, 8th edition. Royal Botanic 糖心影视 Melbourne, South Yarra.

Book Chapters

Stajsic, V.听and Vaughan, A.C. (2007). The role of the National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) in the documentation of new weeds. In听Proceedings third Victorian weed conference: earth wind fire water and weeds, pp. 70鈥�74. Weed Society of Victoria, Frankston.

Spencer, R., Aldous, D. and听Stajsic, V.听(2005). Poaceae. In R.D. Spencer (ed),A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia, vol. 5, pp. 537鈥�587. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.

Stajsic, V., Spencer, R., Forster, P. and Thompson, A. (2002). Crassulaceae. In R.D. Spencer (ed.)听A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia, vol. 3, pp. 48-72, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.

Molyneux, W.M. and听Stajsic, V.听(2000).听Grevillea victoriae听subgroup [in part only]. In R.O. Makinson (ed),听Flora of Australia, vol. 17A,听Proteaceae 2:Grevillea, pp. 247鈥�264. ABRS, Canberra/CSIRO, Melbourne.

McLaren, D.A., Whattam, M., Blood, K.,听Stajsic, V.听and Hore, R. (1999). Mexican feather-grass (Nassella tenuissima), a potential disaster for Australia.12th Australian weeds conference, papers and proceedings. Weed management into the 21st century: do we know what we're doing?, pp. 658鈥�662. Tasmanian Weeds Society, Devonport.

Stajsic, V.听and Carr, G.W. (1996). Cactaceae. In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (eds),听Flora of Victoria, vol. 3, pp. 119鈥�129. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Toelken, H., Jeanes, J.A. and听Stajsic, V.听(1996). Crassulaceae. In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (eds),听Flora of Victoria, vol. 3, pp. 542鈥�555. Inkata Press, Melbourne

Refereed journal articles

Schuster, T.M., Stajsic, V. and Bonito, G.M., 2016. False Polygonaceae smut: increasing knowledge about Sphacelotheca polygoni-serrulati Maire in Australia. Muelleria, 34, 83鈥�102.

Stajsic, V., Walsh, N.G., Douglas, R., Messina, A. and Molloy, B.P.J. (2015). A revision of Melicytus (Violaceae) in mainland Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 27, 305鈥�323.

Stirton, C.H., Stajsic, V. and Bello, A. (2015). . Muelleria 33, 97鈥�107.

Adair, R.J., Shackleton, A., Stajsic, V.听and Gajaweera, R. (2012). The Biology of Australian Weeds 61. Polygala myrtifolia L. Plant Protection Quarterly 27,听119鈥�130.

McCarthy, P.M. and Stajsic, V. (2013). Phylloblastia blechnicola (Ascomycota, Verrucariaceae), a new leaf-inhabiting lichen from southern Victoria, Australia. Muelleria 31,听49鈥�52.

Syme, A.E.,听Udovicic, F.,听Stajsic, V.听and Murphy, D.J. (2013). A test of sequence-matching algorithms for a DNA barcode database of invasive grasses.听DNA Barcodes听1, 19鈥�26. doi:10.2478/dna-2012-0002听

Chinnock, R.J.,听Stajsic, V.听and Brodie, C.J. (2012).听Mesembryanthemum guerchianum听Pax (Aizoaceae): a weedy alien species new to Australia.听Plant Protection Quarterly听27, 83鈥�88.听

Adair, R.J., Neser, S. and听Stajsic, V.听(2011). Phytophagous organisms associated with the woody shrub听Polygala myrtifolia听(Polygalaceae) and their potential for classical biological control in Australia.听Plant Protection Quarterly26, 72鈥�80.

Kantvilas, G. and听Stajsic, V.听(2011).听Arthonia banksiae听(lichenised Ascomycota) and its synonyms.听Muelleria听29, 27鈥�33.

Stajsic, V.听(2010).听Grevillea victoriae听F.Muell. subsp.听brindabella, a new subspecies from the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales.听Muelleria听28, 18鈥�28.

Stajsic, V.听and Molyneux, B. (2005). Taxonomic studies in the听Grevillea victoriae听species complex (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) I. Descriptions of nine previously segregated, and three new species.听Muelleria听22, 19鈥�77.

Weiller, C.M.,听Stajsic, V.听and Walsh, N.G. (2005). New Victorian endemic species of听Poa听L. (Poaceae).听Muelleria听22, 11鈥�19.

McLaren D.A.,听Stajsic V.听and Iaconis, L. (2004). The distributions, impacts and identification of exotic stipoid grasses in Australia.听Plant Protection Quarterly,19, 59鈥�66.

McLaren, D.A.,听Stajsic, V.听and Gardener, M.R. (1998).The distribution and impact of South/North American stipoid grasses.听Plant Protection Quarterly听13, 62鈥�70.

Other

Carr, G.W.,听Stajsic, V.听and Jeanes, J.A. (1997).听Survey for the Small Golden Moths Orchid,听Diuris听sp. aff.听lanceolata听(Basalt Plains). Report to Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Ecology Australia Pty Ltd. Fairfield, Victoria, Australia.

Groves, R.H., Bishop, A., Carr, G.W., Carter, R.J., Cores, S.A., Csurhes, S.M., Hosking, J.R., Keighery, G.J., Cowie, I.,听Stajsic, V.听and Waterhouse, R. (1997).Recent incursions of weeds in Australia 1971鈥�1995. CRC for Weed Management Systems, Technical Seies No 3.

Stajsic, V.听and Albrecht, D.E. (1992). Two new introduced sedges (Cyperaceae) in Victoria.听Indigenotes,听5(11), 10鈥�11.