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Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
Autumnal
Grab a warm beverage and your favorite sweater—the colors on these specimens evoke…
Banded Mottlegill
This mushroom was called 'weed Panaeolus' because it would frequently grow as…
Bigelow's mushroom photographs
In the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden there are over 30,000…
Bioremediation
Bioremediation is the use of living organisms to remove contamination from the…
Brown and Beautiful
Whether naturally brown, or turning brown during the preservation steps needed to create herbarium…
Celebrating Cryptogamic Botanists from Latin America
The Caribbean, Central America, and South America have long been geographical focal…
Dog Days of Summer: Bad Dog!
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have not always been the beloved companions and family members they…
Dog Days of Summer: Good Dog!
Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have a special place in our lives, as trusting companions and…
Dra. Laura Guzmán-Dávalos (1961-)
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos’ explorations into the world of fungi are vast and far-reaching,…
Elke Mackenzie (I.M. Lamb)
The work and dedication of Elke Mackenzie (1911-1990) is critical to our…
Firewood and pathogens
As plants travel the world with people, these plants can bring along…
Fungi of Australia
As the continent of Australia continues to burn, scientists wonder what these…
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver (1860s–1943) was an inventor, teacher, botanist, and mycologist (a…
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham (1872-1952) was an American mycologist who specialized in the…
Giant puffball
This spectacular giant puffball can be found in meadows, fields and forests…
Gross
Sometimes collecting the perfect specimen means going places you'd rather not. Here…
Insect Zombies
Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that often parasitize insects in a way that…
J. K. Small's exploration in Southern Florida, 1915
John Kunkel Small, botanist and herbarium curator at the the New York Botanical…
Lichenicolous Fungi
Composed of different species each playing a different role, a lichen can…
Mushroom Paintings
When mycologists collect mushrooms or other fungal fruiting bodies, it's important to…
Octopodotus stupendus
Octopodotus from octopus and the Greek suffix–otus, indicating resemblance, because of the…
Thomas Gaither - Activist and Biologist
Dr. Thomas Walter Gaither (1938 - ) was born in Great Falls, South…
Truffle
Specimen StoriesFocus on Science
Truffles are fruiting bodies of Tuber fungi that grow underground. The fungi…
Typical: Double type
A herbarium's version of a double rainbow — a double type specimen.…
Typical: Gymnopilus pallidus
Some characters are altered in the drying process used to create herbarium specimens.…
Violetta White
Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield (1875–1949) was a promising young mycologist at the…
W. A. Murrill
William Murrill became an assistant curator at NYBG in 1904, and was…
Witches!
Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat's in a name?
Don't be too scared by these witches - just some friendly plants…
Women in Cryptogamic Botany
As scientific perspectives of the Enlightenment movement fostered enthusiasm surrounding the acquisition…