Botany & Birds: Taking Flight
The exhibition on now at The New York Botanical Garden, is the work of…
Label Appreciation: Favorites
Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…
Polka-dot Ferns
Unlike flowering plants, ferns reproduce with spores instead of seeds. Fern spores…
Label Appreciation: Borders
Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…
Modern Art
Herbarium specimens play an important part in plant science research. But the specimens themselves can…
Draw and Create Specimen Challenge
Herbarium specimens are an important piece of a larger puzzle; helping people…
Palm Patterns
Creating specimens of palms pose a challenge to collectors—how best to trim, arrange,…
Seuss-ian Specimens
While the illustrations in books by Dr. Seuss depict fanciful folliage, reality…
Confetti
No party is complete without confetti—especially when ringing in the new year.…
Floral Fireworks
When fireworks are needed, no matter the reason, these herbarium specimens will help…
A Horse, of Course
Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…