Mushroom Paintings

Mar 22 2019

Works of Art

When mycologists collect mushrooms or other fungal fruiting bodies, it's important to…


By Laura Briscoe

Jean Baptiste François Bulliard

Mar 21 2019

Works of Art

Jean Baptiste François Bulliard was French physician and botanist, especially interested in fungi.…


By Laura Briscoe

James Lendemer

Mar 21 2019

Collectors

James Lendemer is one of the youngest curators at the New York…


By Laura Briscoe

4 Millionth Specimen

Apr 22 2019

Specimen Stories

With 7,800,000 specimens in our herbarium, reaching 4,000,000 specimens catalogued in our…


By Laura Briscoe

John Cage

Jan 31 2019

Collectors

Mostly remembered for his experimental music compositions, John Cage was also a…


By Laura Briscoe

George Massee

Mar 21 2019

The fungal herbarium of George E. Massee was acquired by NY in…


By Laura Briscoe

Lichens and Rising Sea Levels

Sep 26 2019

In The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, from Massachusetts to North…


By Laura Briscoe

Mycoremediation

Sep 25 2019

Many fungi are decomposers by nature, and that ability is being harnessed…


By Laura Briscoe

A Horse, of Course

Mar 28 2019

Works of Art

Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…


By Laura Briscoe

Octopodotus stupendus

May 7 2020

What's in a name?

Octopodotus from octopus and the Greek suffix–otus, indicating resemblance, because of the…


By Laura Briscoe

Arthonia stevensoniana

May 27 2020

What's in a name?

Arthonia etymology unknown stevensoniana from Stevenson, honoring Robert Louis Stevenson, author of…


By Laura Briscoe

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