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Pitcher Plants

Mar 18 2019

Focus on Science

Pitcher Plants sometimes attract insects to their specialized leaves with nectar or…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Sundews

Mar 18 2019

Focus on Science

Sundews. Drosera is the largest genus of carniverous plants, with almost 200…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Journey of the US Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

Mar 18 2019

Expeditions

One of the earliest and most impactful scientific expeditions led by the…

By Charles J. Zimmerman

Kuntze in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this specimen in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in March…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Garrison, New York

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze took a boat trip up the Hudson River in 1874…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in San Francisco, California

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in San Francisco. He boarded a ship…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Matheran, India

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze spent December 1875 in the Western Ghat mountains of India,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Trinidad

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in Trinidad in 1874. 360° view of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Becoming a mountain woman

Mar 19 2019

CollectorsWomen in Science

Marie Mooar spent a lot of time in the wilds of western…

By Amy Weiss

Ellen's Types

Mar 20 2019

Women in Science

Among many of the interesting things Ellen Hutchins collected were collections that…

By Laura Briscoe

Ellen's Illustrations

Mar 20 2019

Works of Art

We know Ellen Hutchins produced hundreds of detailed watercolors of marine algae. Some…

By Laura Briscoe

Wayne Longbottom

Mar 21 2019

Collectors

"I started collecting plants in April of 1989 as a requirement for…

By Laura Briscoe, Wayne D. Longbottom

Jean Baptiste François Bulliard

Mar 21 2019

Works of Art

Jean Baptiste François Bulliard was French physician and botanist, especially interested in fungi.…

By Laura Briscoe

James Lendemer

Mar 21 2019

Collectors

James Lendemer is one of the youngest curators at the New York…

By Laura Briscoe

George Massee

Mar 21 2019

The fungal herbarium of George E. Massee was acquired by NY in…

By Laura Briscoe

W. A. Murrill

Mar 21 2019

CollectorsWorks of Art

William Murrill became an assistant curator at NYBG in 1904, and was…

By Laura Briscoe

Otto Kuntze 1874-1876 Trip Around the World

Mar 21 2019

Otto Kuntze spent two full years from February 1874 to February 1876 traveling around…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Three Thousand Miles up the Amazon

Mar 21 2019

Expeditions

At the age of 61, Ynés Mexía embarked on the adventure of…

By Ynés E. J. Mexia, Leanna M. Feder