Area of Expertise:-
Non-British and non-Irish flowering plants, garden plants, economic botany, timbers, materia medica; particular research interests include exotic/garden flora of Northern Ireland.
Biography
Catherine Tyrie is responsible for curation of the herbarium collections of non-British and non-Irish flowering plants, garden plants, economic botany, timbers, materia medica, and for outreach programmes. She deals with enquiries about plant identification, general botany, collection content and development and botanical societies.
Publications
Rushton, B.S., Hackney, P. and Tyrie, C.R. (eds.) 2001. Biological Collections and Biodiversity. Linnean Society Occasional Publication 3, 326pp.
Contact Details
Telephone +44 (0)28 9039 5253
Fax +44 (0)28 9039 5004
e-mail: catherine.tyrie@nmni.com