Lavender

Feb 4 2019

Specimen Stories

Lavender has been used in traditional medicine for centuries for its soothing…

Lenape Foodways

Nov 8 2022

The Lenape use hundreds of plants for food, including species that historically…

By Emily B. Sessa

Lenape Plant Medicines

Nov 8 2022

Lenape healers or herbalists use a large number of plants for treating…

By Emily B. Sessa

Love Potions & Charms

Feb 6 2020

Specimen Stories

Love potions and charms are mentioned countless times throughout literature; from ancient…

By Leanna M. Feder

Mango

Aug 3 2023

The mango plant, scientifically known as Mangifera indica which means “an Indian…

By Michael Noi

Mulled Cider

Nov 18 2019

Specimen Stories

Put these fruits, seeds, bark, and flower buds together to get mulled…

By Amy Weiss

Nuts

Nov 8 2022

Pictured above are a few of the many species of nut-bearing trees…

By Emily B. Sessa

Okra’s journey to the United States

Jan 21 2022

Specimen Stories

Many culinary delights that Americans enjoy today, especially in the Southern United…

By Elizabeth A. Gjieli

Old Man's Beard: A Medicinal Lichen

Feb 7 2020

Focus on Science

Usnea is a genus of lichen, commonly known as Old Man’s Beard. …

By Ana Maria Ruiz

Phytoremediation

Sep 25 2019

Phytoremediation is the process in which living plants are used to remove toxins,…

By Laura Briscoe, Leanna M. Feder

Plant Inspired Innovations: Nepenthes and Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous…

Apr 13 2020

Focus on Science

Most plants absorb nutrients from the soil through their roots. Carnivorous plants…

By Lin Li

Plants of Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

Jun 4 2019

Collectors

Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, a landscape architect and an early…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Plants of the Bronx River

Mar 18 2025

For at least 5,000 years, people have called The Bronx home, with…

By Génesis Abreu, Laura Briscoe

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