Typical: Double type
A herbarium's version of a double rainbow — a double type specimen.…
J. K. Small's exploration in Southern Florida, 1915
John Kunkel Small, botanist and herbarium curator at the the New York Botanical…
Firewood and pathogens
As plants travel the world with people, these plants can bring along…
Bigelow's mushroom photographs
In the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden there are over 30,000…
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver (1860s–1943) was an inventor, teacher, botanist, and mycologist (a…
Brown and Beautiful
Whether naturally brown, or turning brown during the preservation steps needed to create herbarium…
Dog Days of Summer: Bad Dog!
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have not always been the beloved companions and family members they…
Autumnal
Grab a warm beverage and your favorite sweater—the colors on these specimens evoke…
Lichenicolous Fungi
Composed of different species each playing a different role, a lichen can…
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham (1872-1952) was an American mycologist who specialized in the…
Women in Cryptogamic Botany
As scientific perspectives of the Enlightenment movement fostered enthusiasm surrounding the acquisition…
Elke Mackenzie (I.M. Lamb)
The work and dedication of Elke Mackenzie (1911-1990) is critical to our…
Dra. Laura Guzmán-Dávalos (1961-)
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos’ explorations into the world of fungi are vast and far-reaching,…
Celebrating Cryptogamic Botanists from Latin America
The Caribbean, Central America, and South America have long been geographical focal…
Banded Mottlegill
This mushroom was called 'weed Panaeolus' because it would frequently grow as…