Banded Mottlegill

Feb 5 2019

Specimen Stories

This mushroom was called 'weed Panaeolus' because it would frequently grow as…

Typical: Astragalus cusickii var. packardiae

Feb 27 2019

Specimen Stories

Covered in flower dissection illustrations by Rupert Barneby — we should all…


By Amy Weiss

Ellen's Illustrations

Mar 20 2019

Works of Art

We know Ellen Hutchins produced hundreds of detailed watercolors of marine algae. Some…


By Laura Briscoe

George Massee

Mar 21 2019

The fungal herbarium of George E. Massee was acquired by NY in…


By Laura Briscoe

Mushroom Paintings

Mar 22 2019

Works of Art

When mycologists collect mushrooms or other fungal fruiting bodies, it's important to…


By Laura Briscoe

Augustine Henry

Mar 26 2019

Collectors

Augustine Henry was one of the first and most prolific western botanists to collect in Central China,…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

The Cactaceae

Mar 27 2019

Works of Art

The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Addisonia

Mar 27 2019

Works of Art

Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants was a journal published by…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

A Horse, of Course

Mar 28 2019

Works of Art

Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…


By Laura Briscoe

Typical: Gymnopilus pallidus

Jun 3 2019

Specimen Stories

Some characters are altered in the drying process used to create herbarium specimens.…


By Amy Weiss

A World of Botanical Illustrations: Japanese plants referenced…

May 19 2022

Works of Art

For decades, Studio Ghibli Inc. has been revered as one of the…


By Danna Carina Cruz