Naming the Rainbow: Coccineum / Scarlet
A close cousin of the color rubrum, coccineum (Latin for scarlet) is…
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A close cousin of the color rubrum, coccineum (Latin for scarlet) is…
Alas, the Latin name of the sweet orange that makes orange juice…
In an etymological twist, the color violet takes its name from the violet…
The deep color purpura, Latin for purple, is commonly used to indicate…
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Ethel Zoe Bailey (1889–1983), was the first curator of the Bailey Hortorium…
The New York City neighborhood of Harlem is a center for Black…
Every year, botanists describe hundreds of new plant, fungal, and lichen species from…
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Botanists have probably described and named 99% of the plants native to…
Like many of you, NYBG herbarium staff are currently working from home…
Dancing Lady Orchid is the collective common name for the orchid genus…
Although most orchids are found in the tropical mountain systems of the…
Although the vast majority of plants have leaves, not all plants do,…
Plant specimens come in all shapes and sizes, but they are usually…
The Bahamas suffered its worst natural disaster recently as Hurricane Dorian, a…
Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…
When you think of a rare, endangered species, you may think of far-off…
Nearly all of the habitat of the endangered Prairie White Fringed Orchid…
This Federally Endangered Hibiscus relative with bright red flowers is endemic to…
A new invasive, this relative of the Bleeding Heart was recently found…