Pertusaria andersoniae
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Some of our herbarium specimens are of incredibly rare species. This is…
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Some of our herbarium specimens are of incredibly rare species. This is…
This mushroom was called 'weed Panaeolus' because it would frequently grow as…
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This bright-colored lichen is called the 'Christmas Lichen' because of its bright…
Although the bulk of specimens that find their way into the New…
Similar to the Old Man’s Beard, Lungwort lichens can only thrive in…
Commonly known as Madagascar periwinkle, this member of the dogbane family has…
George Washington Carver (1860s–1943) was an inventor, teacher, botanist, and mycologist (a…
Ficus carica L., the edible common fig has been cultivated for millenia.…
Those who have read Barbara Kingsolver's newest novel, Unsheltered, will be familiar with the…
This Umbilicaria species is regarded to be one of the largest lichens…
Natural history was immensely popular in the Victorian era, but women were…
Covered in flower dissection illustrations by Rupert Barneby — we should all…
While we might not get to summer with the likes of Madonna…
Nearly all of the habitat of the endangered Prairie White Fringed Orchid…
Herbarium specimens are windows into the past and can help us answer…
Charles (Karl) A. Geyer was a pioneer botanical collector of the Northwestern…