It's not easy being green
People might pass over these green specimens 'cause they're not standing out…
Granite outcrop specialists
Plants are amazing and can adapt to live in the most unlikely…
Astragalus osterhoutii, Osterhout milkvetch
Astragalus osterhoutii M. E. Jones (or Osterhout milkvetch) is an herbaceous plant known…
The Azalea Garden
Always a destination for Mother's Day, the Azalea Garden is a spring…
Don't touch
Plants have evolved many ways to protect themselves, from growing barbs that…
NY's Missing Species
When you think of a rare, endangered species, you may think of far-off…
The Lilac Collection
The lilacs are blooming here at the Garden, gracing us with their…
Carnivorous plants
Cabinet of CuriositiesFocus on Science
Watch out, these plants are hungry! Most carnivorous plants grow in bogs…
Daffodils are blooming!
It's springtime and the daffodils are blooming outside! In the herbarium, these…
Most Vibrant
Cabinet of CuriositiesWorks of Art
If we were to give yearbook superlatives to herbarium specimens, these would…
J. K. Small's exploration in Southern Florida, 1915
John Kunkel Small, botanist and herbarium curator at the the New York Botanical…
John Torrey
John Torrey (1796-1873) is considered one of the most influential American botanists…
Springtime with Peter Zika
If seasonal allergies or the depths of winter have got you down,…
David Hosack's Elgin Botanic Garden
Elgin Botanic Garden was the first public botanical garden in the United…
#plantlove
Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
Fancy Foliage
Where did that sweet little potted plant sitting on your window sill…
Typical: Double type
A herbarium's version of a double rainbow — a double type specimen.…
Sugar pine
Called "the most princely of the genus" by David Douglas, sugar pine…
The Cactaceae
The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…
The Language of Flowers
Throughout time, people have assigned meaning to flowers, and many cultures have…