Ascension Island: Volcanoes, Castaways, and Darwin’s Manmade Forest
One million years ago, a volcano broke the surface in the middle…
Witches!
Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat's in a name?
Don't be too scared by these witches - just some friendly plants…
Alpine Adaptation: Solid As A Rock
Lichens are the primary colonizers of new habitat in alpine regions. Unlike…
The LGBTQ+ Legacy of NYBG: Out of the…
Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…
Muhlenberg's Smile
Almost everyone can name an endangered charismatic megafauna. But most would be…
Discovering a Darwin Collection
Cabinet of CuriositiesSpecimen Stories
In the museum world, there's a sort of joke that you never…
Old Man's Beard
This lichen grows as an epiphyte on trees. They require clean air,…
4 Millionth Specimen
With 7,800,000 specimens in our herbarium, reaching 4,000,000 specimens catalogued in our…
#plantlove
Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
Dolly's Lichen
NYBG lichen curator James Lendemer and then-PhD student Jessi Allen named this…
Wolf lichen
The Wolf Lichen is one of the most showy North American lichens,…
Gross
Sometimes collecting the perfect specimen means going places you'd rather not. Here…
Ellen's Types
Among many of the interesting things Ellen Hutchins collected were collections that…
Smooth rock tripe
This Umbilicaria species is regarded to be one of the largest lichens…
Christmas Lichen
Specimen StoriesCabinet of Curiosities
This bright-colored lichen is called the 'Christmas Lichen' because of its bright…