Dancing Lady Orchids Take Center Stage
Dancing Lady Orchid is the collective common name for the orchid genus…
Orchids of New York: Fairy Slippers and Dragon…
Although most orchids are found in the tropical mountain systems of the…
No Leaves, No Problem!
Although the vast majority of plants have leaves, not all plants do,…
Fungi of Australia
As the continent of Australia continues to burn, scientists wonder what these…
Surviving the Fires of Australia
Amid the tragedy of the Australian fires, the Wollemi Pine is a…
Typical: Ceratozamia euryphyllidia, the largest type?
Plant specimens come in all shapes and sizes, but they are usually…
Being Loved To Death – A Third of…
As the many plants to be digitized in the Endless Forms project,…
Kauai Digit Fern
The Kauai Digit Fern, or Doryopteris angelica, is a rare fern found in the forest on…
Granite outcrop specialists
Plants are amazing and can adapt to live in the most unlikely…
Muhlenberg's Smile
Almost everyone can name an endangered charismatic megafauna. But most would be…
Britton's Chara
In the United States, there is no formal regulation for the endangered…
Astragalus osterhoutii, Osterhout milkvetch
Astragalus osterhoutii M. E. Jones (or Osterhout milkvetch) is an herbaceous plant known…
NY's Missing Species
When you think of a rare, endangered species, you may think of far-off…
Venus flytrap
Even though Venus Fly Traps are widely available as cultivated plants, they…
Prairie White Fringed Orchid
Nearly all of the habitat of the endangered Prairie White Fringed Orchid…
Pertusaria andersoniae
Specimen StoriesWomen in Science
Some of our herbarium specimens are of incredibly rare species. This is…
Koʻoloaʻula
This Federally Endangered Hibiscus relative with bright red flowers is endemic to…