Begonias
The genus Begonia contains over 1800 species. They are native to tropical…
Being Loved To Death – A Third of…
As the many plants to be digitized in the Endless Forms project,…
Beware! Stranglers on the Loose!
Focus on ScienceCabinet of Curiosities
Meet the genus Cuscuta, or as I like to refer to them,…
Bigelow's mushroom photographs
In the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden there are over 30,000…
Biocrusts in Disturbed Areas
Our crusty companions play many imperative restoration roles in disturbed habitats, as…
Biocrusts of Cold Drylands
The default image that comes to mind when thinking of deserts is…
Biocrusts of Hot Drylands
Hot deserts are found on all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In…
Bioremediation
Bioremediation is the use of living organisms to remove contamination from the…
Black Botany: The Nature of Black Experience
Black Botany: The Nature of Black Experience seeks to acknowledge the complex…
Black Pepper: King of Spices
It’s hard to imagine entering a diner, sitting down on the shiny…
Botanical Lessons
Botany students must learn the structures of flowers in all their intricate variety.…
Botanical Ragtime
Artists find inspiration from an infinite number of sources, and many artists…
Botany & Birds: Taking Flight
The exhibition on now at The New York Botanical Garden, is the work of…
Britton's Chara
In the United States, there is no formal regulation for the endangered…
Brown and Beautiful
Whether naturally brown, or turning brown during the preservation steps needed to create herbarium…
Carnivorous plants
Cabinet of CuriositiesFocus on Science
Watch out, these plants are hungry! Most carnivorous plants grow in bogs…
Carol Gracie: Interpreter of Nature's Stories
Women in ScienceWorks of ArtCollectors
A beloved member of the NYBG community for over 40 years, Carol…
Caroline Coventry Haynes
Caroline Coventry Haynes (1858-1951) is best known for her significant contributions to…
Catnip: A Felicitous Herb
Focus on ScienceWhat's in a name?
Calling all cat lovers! As I was digitizing plants for the Southern…
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 129 tropcial American orchids distributed from Costa…
Celebrating Cryptogamic Botanists from Latin America
The Caribbean, Central America, and South America have long been geographical focal…
Celebrating Pride with Flowers
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots during…
Chicita Culberson
In early March of this year Chicita Culberson, whose work has been…
Chock-full of chromosomes
Cabinet of CuriositiesFocus on Science
Behold this fern which has the highest recorded chromosome number of any living…
Christmas Lichen
Specimen StoriesCabinet of Curiosities
This bright-colored lichen is called the 'Christmas Lichen' because of its bright…
Christmas Tree Species
Though most Christmas trees are in the pine family, Pinaceae, they are…
Clara Eaton Cummings
Clara E. Cummings (1855-1906) was a cryptogamic botanist who focused primarily on…
Climate Change & Alpine Retreat
Temperature and moisture availability are factors which influence the distribution patterns of…
Climate Research and Herbarium Specimens
Climate research requires lots of data. Data about the conditions on earth now,…
Confetti
No party is complete without confetti—especially when ringing in the new year.…
Conifers and Mistletoes
Evergreen trees and mistletoe both come to mind when we decorate with holiday…
Corpse Flower
Another famous plant in the Araceae family is the Titan Arum or…
Creepy Cultivars
The word "cultivar" is a blend of the words "cultivated" and "variety".…
Cultivation and Ecology of Dates
The date palm requires ample sunlight, high temperatures (though it can survive…
Curious Indigo
Indigo: a profound shade of blue sourced from nature’s color palette; A…
Cyanolichens
In this collection are some cyanolichens from the NYBG cryptogamic herbarium, some…
Daffodils are blooming!
It's springtime and the daffodils are blooming outside! In the herbarium, these…
Damaged by enemy action
Herbarium specimens are windows into the past and can help us answer…
Dancing Lady Orchids Take Center Stage
Dancing Lady Orchid is the collective common name for the orchid genus…
Date Syrup Jallab
There are many recipes featuring dates and their byproducts across many cultures,…
David Hosack's Elgin Botanic Garden
Elgin Botanic Garden was the first public botanical garden in the United…
Dendrobium
With over 1,800 know species, Dendrobium is one of the 10 most…
Discovering a Darwin Collection
Cabinet of CuriositiesSpecimen Stories
In the museum world, there's a sort of joke that you never…
Dog Days of Summer: Bad Dog!
Specimen StoriesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have not always been the beloved companions and family members they…
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…
Dolly's Lichen
NYBG lichen curator James Lendemer and then-PhD student Jessi Allen named this…
Don't touch
Plants have evolved many ways to protect themselves, from growing barbs that…
Dr. Héctor S. Osorio (1928-2016)
Dr. Héctor Saul Osorio, born in 1928 in Montevideo, was a Uruguayan…
Dr. Juan Larraín (1979-)
Juan Larraín is a self-taught bryologist who focuses on bryophyte diversity in…
Dra. Gabriela G. Hässel de Menéndez (1927-2009)
Dra. Gabriela Gustava Hässel de Menéndez’s scientific career spanned almost sixty years…
Dra. Laura Guzmán-Dávalos (1961-)
Laura Guzmán-Dávalos’ explorations into the world of fungi are vast and far-reaching,…
Dra. Lidia Itatí Ferraro (1951-)
Dr. Lidia Itatí Ferraro, born in 1951, is an accomplished Argentine lichenologist.…
Dra. Noris Salazar-Allen (1947-)
Noris Salazar-Allen, acclaimed researcher and bryologist, studies the group of non-vascular plants…
Draw and Create Specimen Challenge
Herbarium specimens are an important piece of a larger puzzle; helping people…
Duck dispersal
As more land is developed, plants have an increasingly difficult task of…
Eggplant
The eggplant, also known as aubergine (Solanum melongena), has no official date…
Eight Days of Oil
Oil has a special significance for those who celebrate Hanukkah. This Jewish…
El Yunque
Set foot in El Yunque, the beautiful tropical rain forest in eastern Puerto…
Elizabeth Britton and the Curly-Grass Fern
Specimen StoriesWomen in Science
Tucked away in an office drawer of NYBG’s Fern Curator, Robbin Moran,…
Elizabeth Knight Britton's Childhood in Cuba
Elizabeth Knight Britton’s grandfather James Knight owned a sugar plantation and a…
Elizabeth Knight Britton's Early Career
Elizabeth Knight Britton went on to complete her schooling at the Normal…
Elizabeth Knight Britton's Expeditions and Honors
When the Garden began a series of expeditions to the Caribbean during…
Elizabeth Knight Britton's Legacy in Cuba
Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton’s career as a bryologist and her central role…