For the 5th consecutive year, NYBG’s William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is partnering with leading museums, universities, and environmental organizations around the world to engage the public in citizen science! During WeDigBio! 2020 (October 15–18), we invite your help to...

Pteridophytes (including ferns and lycophytes) are one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth, with a fossil record dating back 420 million years. Unlike seed plants, they reproduce by releasing tiny, dust-like spores, so they completely lack flowers, fruits,...

In the United States, alpine environments located above the trees on mountain peaks provide important habitat for Arctic tundra plants. Unique species grow under extreme conditions within these isolated “islands in the sky” which are rarely found elsewhere south of...