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Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
A botanist's best friend
Botanists and dogs make good companions in the field. Dogs provide companionship, warn…
A trip to Fire Island with Peggy Hopkins
While we might not get to summer with the likes of Madonna…
Aquatic Hitchhikers
Although all plants need some water to grow, aquatic plants have adapted…
Art Cronquist's Hat
If you spend time looking at herbarium specimens collected by Arthur Cronquist,…
Attractive Frances Baker
This specimen arrived as part of an exchange from another herbarium, wrapped…
Autumnal
Grab a warm beverage and your favorite sweater—the colors on these specimens evoke…
Ballast Plants
Ships transporting cargo and passengers use ballast to stabilize the ship at…
Becoming a mountain woman
Marie Mooar spent a lot of time in the wilds of western…
Before & After: P. F. Zika 28277
The unmounted herbarium specimen, as it arrived at the garden in the…
Bigelow's mushroom photographs
In the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden there are over 30,000…
Brown and Beautiful
Whether naturally brown, or turning brown during the preservation steps needed to create herbarium…
Chock-full of chromosomes
Cabinet of CuriositiesFocus on Science
Behold this fern which has the highest recorded chromosome number of any living…
Confetti
No party is complete without confetti—especially when ringing in the new year.…
Damaged by enemy action
Herbarium specimens are windows into the past and can help us answer…
Dog Days of Summer: Bad Dog!
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have not always been the beloved companions and family members they…
Draw and Create Specimen Challenge
Herbarium specimens are an important piece of a larger puzzle; helping people…
Duck dispersal
As more land is developed, plants have an increasingly difficult task of…