The Brittons: Partners in Life and Botany
The establishment of The New York Botanical Garden was the result of…
The Cactaceae
The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…
The Calabash in Capoeira Music
The Berimbau is the musical instrument played in capoeira. It consists of a…
The Case for Coevolution
Focus on ScienceCabinet of Curiosities
Charles Darwin’s keen observations of the natural world famously yielded predictions about…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: A Digital Display of…
“Behind all scientific names are the stories of their objects, of the…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: Cycas riuminiana
Cycads carry significance as “living fossils,” existing in a way that is…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: Eugenia koolauensis
Many Latin plant names feature the intersection of imperial European botany and…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: Tahina spectabilis
This more “newly discovered” plant was given its Latin name in 2008,…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: Vanilla planifolia
One may be most familiar with vanilla’s taste and aroma. The fruit…
The Lackluster Major William Rich
Major William Rich was selected to be the botanist on the U. S.…
The Language of Flowers
Throughout time, people have assigned meaning to flowers, and many cultures have…
The Lemmons: Partners in Botany
Sara Plummer met John Gill Lemmon in 1876 when he came to…
The LGBTQ+ Legacy of NYBG: Out of the…
Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…
The Lilac Collection
The lilacs are blooming here at the Garden, gracing us with their…
The Many Colors of the Star Cloak Fern
While imaging herbarium specimens, I was struck by the unusual colors of…
The Nourishing Power of Dates
As the Islamic month of fasting – Ramadan – comes to a…
The Sacred Plant of Peru: The San Pedro…
For thousands of years, the indigenous people of Peruvian Amazon have used…
The Saguaro Cactus: Emblematic Plant of the American…
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
With its tall, columnar shape and upward-bending branches, the cactus we know…
The Tecate Cypress: What a Tangled Web
While working as a digitization intern, one of the most pleasing features…
The Three Sisters
Companion planting is the technique of growing plants closely together for mutual…