Being Loved To Death – A Third of…

May 17 2019

Focus on Science

As the many plants to be digitized in the Endless Forms project,…


By Lin Li

Heard it through the grapevine

May 21 2019

Specimen Stories

Vitis is the genus of one of the world’s favorite horticultural crop:…


By Philip Evich

The Biltmore Herbarium: Botany and America’s Largest Home

May 31 2019

ExpeditionsSpecimen Stories

Biltmore, a Gilded Era mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, is America’s largest…


By McKenna Coyle

Typical: Gymnopilus pallidus

Jun 3 2019

Specimen Stories

Some characters are altered in the drying process used to create herbarium specimens.…


By Amy Weiss

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

View of Sítio Burle Marx

Jun 5 2019

Expeditions

This Calathea species was collected by botanist Helen Kennedy in Roberto Burle…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

True blue

Jun 10 2019

Works of Art

Sometimes, out of the blue, you come across a true blue specimen.


By Amy Weiss

Art Cronquist's Tree: Japanese Wingnut

Jun 13 2019

Collectors

Recently walking on the NYBG grounds on a lovely spring day just…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Algae Rainbow

Jun 13 2019

Works of Art

Algae specimens can be found in every color of the rainbow.


By Amy Weiss

The LGBTQ+ Legacy of NYBG: Out of the…

Jun 27 2019

Collectors

Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…


By Matthew C. Pace

John Torrey’s Trip to California and Colorado, 1872

Jun 28 2019

Expeditions

In July of 1872, John Torrey and his daughter Margaret departed on…


By Sarah Dutton

Floral Fireworks

Jul 1 2019

Specimen Stories

When fireworks are needed, no matter the reason, these herbarium specimens will help…


By Amy Weiss

July in the Native Plant Garden

Jul 10 2019

Works of Art

The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

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