Spider Plant
The spider plant is in the genus Chlorophytum which contains almost 200 species, mostly originating…
Conifers and Mistletoes
Evergreen trees and mistletoe both come to mind when we decorate with holiday…
Skunk Cabbage
Specimen StoriesFocus on Science
A locally occuring arum in the northeast U.S., skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus…
Begonias
The genus Begonia contains over 1800 species. They are native to tropical…
Flora Borinqueña
In February 1906, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton, founders of The New York…
David Hosack's Elgin Botanic Garden
Elgin Botanic Garden was the first public botanical garden in the United…
John Torrey on Gray's Peak
In 1861 Charles Parry was the first explorer to ascend Gray's Peak…
Where the Gold was First Discovered
Cabinet of CuriositiesExpeditions
Herbarium specimens have been collected at poignant points in history. Major William Rich was…
Climate Research and Herbarium Specimens
Climate research requires lots of data. Data about the conditions on earth now,…
Don't touch
Plants have evolved many ways to protect themselves, from growing barbs that…
Fig family, Moraceae
Ficus carica L., the edible common fig has been cultivated for millenia.…
Frances W. Horne
Frances Horne was an academic, an artist and a botanist. She earned her…
Marantaceae, Arrowroot family
Marantaceae, the Arrowroot family, is thought to have originated in Africa, though much of…
Augustine Henry
Augustine Henry was one of the first and most prolific western botanists to collect in Central China,…
Plants of Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, a landscape architect and an early…