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…