Roses are Red, Sometimes Green, but Always the…
Roses are one of the world’s most beloved blooms, with millions of…
Royal Collector
Cabinet of CuriositiesCollectors
Prince Henri of Orléans, a French royal, collected this parasitic fungi in Tibet while…
Royal Symbols
Plants have been employed as royal symbols through time and across cultures.…
Salix loan to Japan
Botany is a collaborative science that relies on sharing data and specimens…
Sarah “Sadie” Frances Price
Sarah “Sadie” Frances Price (1849-1903) was one of Kentucky’s most esteemed botanical…
Season it with Leaves
Culinary herbs are plants with aromatic properties and that are used for…
Seeds go ballistic
Getting help is great, but sometimes you just have to do something…
Seuss-ian Specimens
While the illustrations in books by Dr. Seuss depict fanciful folliage, reality…
Sister Mary Clare Metz: Faith and Flora
While digitizing specimens for the Texas and Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria,…
Skunk Cabbage
Specimen StoriesFocus on Science
A locally occuring arum in the northeast U.S., skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus…
Small but Mite-y: Plants and Their Mite Associates
Mites are an extremely diverse group of arachnids, related to spiders, ticks,…
Smooth rock tripe
This Umbilicaria species is regarded to be one of the largest lichens…
Snap shot of the Rock Garden, circa 1942
NYBG's Rock Garden in the spring is full of treasures that have been documented…
Some Algae of Nova Scotia
Although the bulk of specimens that find their way into the New…
Species that Work-from-Home
Like many of you, NYBG herbarium staff are currently working from home…
Spider Plant
The spider plant is in the genus Chlorophytum which contains almost 200 species, mostly originating…
Spiranthinae of Mexico!
The orchid family is so diverse, researchers find it helpful to give…
Springtime with Peter Zika
If seasonal allergies or the depths of winter have got you down,…
Stanhopea of Mexico!
Stanhopea are amongst the most impressive and beautiful of all orchids, with…
Sticky Rice
Focus on ScienceWhat's in a name?
A couple of years ago I was asked by Michael Purugganan (Dean…
Studying the DNA of Herbarium Specimens
Molecular biologists study the DNA of plants. They use this data to identify…
Sugar Cane and the Tropical Traces of Empires
Take a moment and think about how easy is to get sweet…