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Furry

Mar 27 2019

Cabinet of Curiosities

Is this a paw? No, it's a cactus! Nathaniel Lord Britton describes…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Addisonia

Mar 27 2019

Works of Art

Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants was a journal published by…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Frances W. Horne

Mar 26 2019

Works of ArtWomen in Science

Frances Horne was an academic, an artist and a botanist. She earned her…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Augustine Henry

Mar 26 2019

Collectors

Augustine Henry was one of the first and most prolific western botanists to collect in Central China,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Otto Kuntze 1894 Trip to Southern Africa

Mar 26 2019

Otto Kuntze spent 4 months exploring Southern Africa, arriving in Cape Town,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Otto Kuntze 1891-1893 Trip through South America

Mar 26 2019

From 1891 to 1893 Otto Kuntze explored South America. He started this…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Jeanne Baret

Mar 26 2019

CollectorsWomen in ScienceExpeditions

Jeanne Baret was the first woman ever to circumnavigate the globe, but…

By Nicole Tarnowsky, Amy Weiss

Kuntze in Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mar 25 2019

In July 1892, Kuntze traveled down the Rio Paraguay, into Mato Grosso,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Montevideo, Uruguay

Mar 25 2019

Taking a ship from Europe, Kuntze first arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay on…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Atacama Desert, Chile

Mar 25 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in 1892 in the Atacama Desert of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze on Devil's Peak, South Africa

Mar 24 2019

See what Otto Kuntze would have seen from Devil's Peak, South Africa…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Charles Fremont

Mar 22 2019

Collectors

Most of us take road maps for granted. Early voyagers across the…

By Amy Weiss, Nicole Tarnowsky

The Lemmons: Partners in Botany

Mar 22 2019

CollectorsWomen in Science

Sara Plummer met John Gill Lemmon in 1876 when he came to…

By Amy Weiss, Nicole Tarnowsky

Otto Kuntze 1874-1876 Trip Around the World

Mar 21 2019

Otto Kuntze spent two full years from February 1874 to February 1876 traveling around…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this specimen in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in March…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Garrison, New York

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze took a boat trip up the Hudson River in 1874…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in San Francisco, California

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in San Francisco. He boarded a ship…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Matheran, India

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze spent December 1875 in the Western Ghat mountains of India,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Trinidad

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in Trinidad in 1874. 360° view of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Pitcher Plants

Mar 18 2019

Focus on Science

Pitcher Plants sometimes attract insects to their specialized leaves with nectar or…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Sundews

Mar 18 2019

Focus on Science

Sundews. Drosera is the largest genus of carniverous plants, with almost 200…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Venus flytrap

Mar 14 2019

Focus on Science

Even though Venus Fly Traps are widely available as cultivated plants, they…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Mary Emily Eaton

Mar 6 2019

Works of ArtWomen in Science

Mary Emily Eaton was an accomplished natural history illustrator employed at the…

By Nicole Tarnowsky, Laura Briscoe

Arums

Feb 15 2019

Specimen Stories

Although there is huge variety in their leaves and growth habit, Arums are…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Fig family, Moraceae

Feb 7 2019

Specimen Stories

Ficus carica L., the edible common fig has been cultivated for millenia.…

By Nicole Tarnowsky