Dr Hugh Mc Allister BSc PhD

Research Overview

Major current projects
1) Taxonomic revision of Spiraea – Cultivation and study of all available species with the target of the publication of an RHS monograph on the genus.

2) Follow-up work on Sorbus (rowans), Betula (birches), Hedera (ivies), Campanula rotundifolia (harebell, Scots bluebell), (and) following publication of monographs.

3) Projects on Alnus (alders), Malus (apples), Cotoneaster, Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hair grass) and Festuca rubra.

Current international collaborations with -
Dr. Matthew Bowser, Kenai Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (Betula, Campanula); Dr. Tim Dickinson, London, Ontario, Canada (Apomixis, Pyreae); Dr. Brittany Sutherland, Tucson, Arizona (Campanula); Dr. Roman Ufimov, Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia (Pyreae); Dr. Nian Wang, Assistant Professor, Shandong Agricultural University, China (Betula).