Featured Picks

Kauai Digit Fern

May 16 2019

Specimen Stories

The Kauai Digit Fern, or Doryopteris angelica, is a rare fern found in the forest on…

By Mirielle Lopez-Guzman

Kava

Mar 27 2019

Specimen Stories

Roots of the kava plant are used to produce a drink with…

By Leanna M. Feder

Koʻoloaʻula

Jan 10 2019

Specimen Stories

This Federally Endangered Hibiscus relative with bright red flowers is endemic to…

By Matthew C. Pace

Kuntze in Atacama Desert, Chile

Mar 25 2019

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

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 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mar 19 2019

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

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 Montevideo, Uruguay

Mar 25 2019

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

By Nicole Tarnowsky

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 San Francisco, California

Mar 19 2019

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

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Trinidad

Mar 19 2019

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

Label Appreciation: Borders

Jul 24 2020

Works of Art

Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…

By Amy Weiss

Label Appreciation: Favorites

Dec 21 2021

Works of Art

Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…

By Amy Weiss

Label Appreciation: Rainbow of colors

Jun 1 2021

Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, algae, or…

By Amy Weiss

Lace Algae

Jan 10 2019

Cabinet of Curiosities

Many of the red algae are incredibly delicate and beautiful, as exemplified…

By Laura Briscoe

Laelia of Mexico!

Jan 23 2025

Focus on Science

Laelia is a small genus of 24 orchids with a center of…

By Matthew C. Pace

Lafayette Frederick - Fungal Systematist

Feb 2 2021

Lafayette Frederick (1923-2018) was exposed to plant diversity as a young child growing…

By Laura Briscoe

Lavender

Feb 4 2019

Specimen Stories

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

Learning from Extinct Plants

Sep 19 2019

Specimen StoriesFocus on Science

From the woolly mammoth to the passenger pigeon, many extinct species owe…

By McKenna Coyle

Leaves of three, let it be!

Jul 23 2021

Cabinet of Curiosities

If you enjoy spending time outdoors, you surely have heard the age-old…

By Elizabeth A. Gjieli

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

Lentils

Feb 11 2019

Specimen Stories

Lentils were one of the first domesticated crops and remain a dietary…

By Leanna M. Feder

Lettuce Lichen

Feb 5 2019

Specimen Stories

Similar to the Old Man’s Beard, Lungwort lichens can only thrive in…

By Laura Briscoe