The Azalea Garden
Always a destination for Mother's Day, the Azalea Garden is a spring…
Milestones
Since its inception NYBG has focused on building an extensive and valuable herbarium…
Muhlenberg's Smile
Almost everyone can name an endangered charismatic megafauna. But most would be…
Britton's Chara
In the United States, there is no formal regulation for the endangered…
Granite outcrop specialists
Plants are amazing and can adapt to live in the most unlikely…
Kauai Digit Fern
The Kauai Digit Fern, or Doryopteris angelica, is a rare fern found in the forest on…
It's not easy being green
People might pass over these green specimens 'cause they're not standing out…
Being Loved To Death – A Third of…
As the many plants to be digitized in the Endless Forms project,…
Heard it through the grapevine
Vitis is the genus of one of the world’s favorite horticultural crop:…
The Biltmore Herbarium: Botany and America’s Largest Home
Biltmore, a Gilded Era mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, is America’s largest…
Typical: Gymnopilus pallidus
Some characters are altered in the drying process used to create herbarium specimens.…
Resurrecting from the Dead
I remember coming across Selaginella lepidophylla while imaging herbarium specimens for the…
Plants of Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, a landscape architect and an early…
View of Sítio Burle Marx
This Calathea species was collected by botanist Helen Kennedy in Roberto Burle…
Beware! Stranglers on the Loose!
Focus on ScienceCabinet of Curiosities
Meet the genus Cuscuta, or as I like to refer to them,…
Art Cronquist's Tree: Japanese Wingnut
Recently walking on the NYBG grounds on a lovely spring day just…
Celebrating Pride with Flowers
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots during…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Cabinet of CuriositiesSpecimen Stories
The beloved children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar is turning 50! See many of…
Point Judith
Can't get away to the beach? Let these field photographs and algae…
The Many Colors of the Star Cloak Fern
While imaging herbarium specimens, I was struck by the unusual colors of…
The LGBTQ+ Legacy of NYBG: Out of the…
Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…
John Torrey’s Trip to California and Colorado, 1872
In July of 1872, John Torrey and his daughter Margaret departed on…
Floral Fireworks
When fireworks are needed, no matter the reason, these herbarium specimens will help…
The Calabash in Capoeira Music
The Berimbau is the musical instrument played in capoeira. It consists of a…
July in the Native Plant Garden
The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…
The Atomic Specimen
Working with specimens from New Mexico for the Southern Rocky Mountain Digitization…
Typical: Erythronium helenae
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
One of the common names for the genus Erythronium is the dogtooth…
Oro City – A Colorado Ghost Town
Oro City was a gold placer (stream-bed) mining town in Colorado, founded…
Western Road Trip: Marble Canyon
The Grand Canyon might be the grandest of canyons carved by the…
Western Road Trip: Grant Grove
When visiting giant sequoia trees, you spend a lot of time looking…
Western Road Trip
In the summer of 1952, recently retired Wabash College¹ botany professor Albert…
Western Road Trip: Crater Lake
It might be hard to believe the Bechtels could take their eyes…
From 1920’s adventure narrative to new species –…
Focus on ScienceWhat's in a name?
The amount of time between when a species is first collected and…
Salix loan to Japan
Botany is a collaborative science that relies on sharing data and specimens…
Dog Days of Summer: Good Dog!
Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have a special place in our lives, as trusting companions and…
Dog Days of Summer: Bad Dog!
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have not always been the beloved companions and family members they…
The Lackluster Major William Rich
Major William Rich was selected to be the botanist on the U. S.…
Where the Gold was First Discovered
Cabinet of CuriositiesExpeditions
Herbarium specimens have been collected at poignant points in history. Major William Rich was…
Catnip: A Felicitous Herb
Focus on ScienceWhat's in a name?
Calling all cat lovers! As I was digitizing plants for the Southern…
Tomato Persona
Choose your tomato persona. While all the same species, Solanum lycopersicum, tomatoes…
Floating Flowers
If you're staying cool this summer in your favorite swimming hole, here are…
A botanist's best friend
Botanists and dogs make good companions in the field. Dogs provide companionship, warn…