Lace Algae
Many of the red algae are incredibly delicate and beautiful, as exemplified…
Giant puffball
This spectacular giant puffball can be found in meadows, fields and forests…
Corpse Flower
Another famous plant in the Araceae family is the Titan Arum or…
Christmas Lichen
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This bright-colored lichen is called the 'Christmas Lichen' because of its bright…
Smooth rock tripe
This Umbilicaria species is regarded to be one of the largest lichens…
Royal Collector
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Prince Henri of Orléans, a French royal, collected this parasitic fungi in Tibet while…
Weird & Wild Legumes
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Members of plant family Fabaceae (bean or legume family) produce a kind…
Wolf lichen
The Wolf Lichen is one of the most showy North American lichens,…
Gross
Sometimes collecting the perfect specimen means going places you'd rather not. Here…
Insect Zombies
Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that often parasitize insects in a way that…
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…
Carnivorous plants
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Watch out, these plants are hungry! Most carnivorous plants grow in bogs…
Fetid Flowers
With names like Stinking Benjamin, Corpse Flower, and Skunk Cabbage; these flowers…
Most Vibrant
Cabinet of CuriositiesWorks of Art
If we were to give yearbook superlatives to herbarium specimens, these would…
Old Man's Beard
This lichen grows as an epiphyte on trees. They require clean air,…