{"id":1506,"date":"2019-01-25T19:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sycdev.nybg.org\/science2\/?page_id=1506"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:57:38","slug":"virtual-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/virtual-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Herbarium Expeditions @ NYBG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1506\" class=\"elementor elementor-1506\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11f3158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11f3158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93fa7df\" data-id=\"93fa7df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df319d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df319d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecome a community scientist! You can contribute to scientific research from anywhere by helping botanists interpret herbarium specimens.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/virtual-volunteer\/#virtual-training\">Train yourself using our online resources<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and join one of our virtual expeditions today!\n\nAll active volunteers are eligible to receive NYBG volunteer benefits. <a href=\"mailto:HerbariumVolunteers@nybg.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contact our coordinator<\/span><\/a> to sign up. See more <a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/volunteer\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">volunteer opportunities at the Steere Herbarium<\/span>.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef7d06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c70860\" data-id=\"5c70860\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f934c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f934c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Expeditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92d738e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92d738e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f0fa0\" data-id=\"e6f0fa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dcecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08dcecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5776\" alt=\"Virtual Volunteer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ven4_expimg3.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc5ce6\" data-id=\"dbc5ce6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAVEL WITH US TO A MEGADIVERSE COUNTRY, VENEZUELA!\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e1f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e1f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venezuela, along with its neighbor, Colombia, as well as Ecuador, is home to a fascinating habitat called a p\u00e1ramo. P\u00e1ramos are characterized as high-elevation grasslands with cold and humid weather conditions with large swings in temperature.<\/p><p>While not all specimens you transcribe in this expedition will be from p\u00e1ramos, it is important to keep at front of mind, as these habitats are facing increasing threats from climate change and anthropogenic developments. By transcribing specimens, you are helping the scientific community to better understand the flora of Venezuela, and helping make data available that can aid conservation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1566866 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1566866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/volunteer.ala.org.au\/project\/index\/499851646\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a53daf6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a53daf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0504ae5\" data-id=\"0504ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f7318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f7318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEGADIVERSE: THE FLORA OF INDONESIA (PART 4)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20570a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20570a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indonesia is one of the world&#8217;s most biodiverse nations, with up to 5000+ plant species per 10,000 km<sup>2<\/sup> (compared to 3000 plant species per 10,000 km<sup>2<\/sup> in the U.S.). Situated within the Malesian floristic regions, Indonesia is a megadiverse botanical crossroad, linking the floras of India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Ecosystems range from mangroves along the coast to the alpine slopes of the highest mountains, with high rates of endemism. As in many tropical regions, the biodiversity of Indonesia faces threats from development, mining, logging, and palm oil plantations, yet new species continue to be described from the region. Herbarium specimen digitization aids research to describe new species and construct conservation strategies to protect what remains.<\/p><p>This project is supported by NSF award <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2100755&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2100755<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908a89a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"908a89a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/volunteer.ala.org.au\/project\/index\/431725794\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e3276\" data-id=\"06e3276\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd911b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fd911b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indonesia_04_expimg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5420\" alt=\"Indonesia Herbarium Specimen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indonesia_04_expimg.jpg 817w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indonesia_04_expimg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indonesia_04_expimg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indonesia_04_expimg-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2c7305 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2c7305\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-537bb18\" data-id=\"537bb18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b03b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92b03b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4685\" alt=\"Virtual Herbarium Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/03855274-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7863c90\" data-id=\"7863c90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e386c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e386c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLANTS AND FUNGI OF THE NEW YORK CITY AREA (PART 1)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340ddf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340ddf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embark on a botanical journey through NYC! The NYBG <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/\">Steere Herbarium<\/a><\/span> boasts over 40,000 specimens from NYC\u2019s five boroughs, offering a glimpse into the biodiversity and cultural evolution of New York and surrounding areas. As urban areas become more densely populated, previously wild spaces that served as crucial habitats are lost to human development. However, green spaces still exist in NYC and provide significant biological value and diversity. The herbarium specimens in this expedition include important plants of both cultivated and wild origin, offering valuable data for further research and discovery. By transcribing collection data from these recent and historical specimens, you can provide essential information to better understand the flora of New York.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3157 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"31b3157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/volunteer.ala.org.au\/project\/index\/332639766\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e5df32 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e5df32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85aad0d\" data-id=\"85aad0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7101698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7101698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4227\" alt=\"Virtual Herbarium Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NYBG_03929197-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bdf5c\" data-id=\"a1bdf5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcfdce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edcfdce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TERRIFIC PTERIDOPHYTES! FERNS OF SOUTH AMERICA (PART 1)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27db3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27db3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pteridophytes are one of the oldest plant groups on Earth, with a fossil record dating back 420 million years! They range in size from towering tree ferns with trunks 20 m tall to floating ferns with leaves only 1 mm long. To reproduce, they release tiny, dust-like spores and therefore lack flowers, fruits, and seeds. Favoring warm, damp habitats, ferns are abundant in tropical South America.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NYBG\u2019s Herbarium<\/span><\/a> houses one of the world&#8217;s largest preserved fern collections and almost certainly includes some species not yet formally named and described. Help us transcribe specimen labels and contribute to pteridophyte research and conservation.<\/p><p>Funding provided by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1802305&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">NSF award 1802305<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44eecb elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b44eecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/volunteer.ala.org.au\/project\/index\/247722838\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af624f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af624f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32885ff\" data-id=\"32885ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6dc8c5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b6dc8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">COMPLETED EXPEDITIONS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NYBG GLOBE SPOTTER<\/strong><\/p><p>Every year, tens of thousands of new botanical collections make their way into the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium from every corner of the globe. When made accessible quickly to researchers online these incoming collections represent a vital flow of new information about the state of the world\u2019s plants and fungi. Travel virtually to countries around world and help rapidly connect scientists to these biodiversity specimens by classifying their geographic origin.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GESUNDHEIT! THE SPICY WORLD OF THE PIPERACEAE<\/strong><\/p><p>The Piperaceae\u2013which includes the black pepper spice on your dinner table\u2013are a large plant family spread across the tropical regions of the world. Ranging from trees to minute herbs, more than 2000 species of true peppers are known, and more are described every year. The propensity to sneeze when using black pepper is caused by the naturally occurring chemical Piperine, which is released from their dried fruits and can irritate the nostrils. Piperine may also have medicinal effects, as Piperaceae are often used in traditional medicines. By digitizing specimens of Piperaceae, you are helping NYBG botanists study and preserve this important plant family.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TERRIFIC PTERIDOPHYTES! FERNS OF MEXICO<\/strong><\/p><p>Pteridophytes (including ferns and lycophytes) are one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth, with a fossil record dating back 420 million years. Unlike seed plants, they reproduce by releasing tiny, dust-like spores, so they completely lack flowers, fruits, and seeds. Of the nearly 11,000 species of ferns in the world, about one-tenth occur in Mexico, including tree ferns with trunks 15 m tall and floating ferns with leaves only 1 mm long. Now you can join NYBG\u2019s latest virtual expedition to help scientists transcribe pteridophyte specimens from Mexico and contribute to continued research and conservation of these amazing plants.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>THE ORCHID NEXT DOOR: ORCHIDS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA<\/strong><\/p><p>Most people associate orchids with faraway places like the Amazon Rainforest or the Himalayan Mountains. Although these locations do indeed hold diverse orchid floras, the U.S. &amp; Canada host many beautiful species, from the wetlands of Southern Florida and the deserts of Arizona, to the Article Circle, and even in New York City. By digitizing orchid specimens held in NYBG\u2019s William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, you can help scientists gather data needed to understand how orchids diversified across North America, while developing tools for conserving our native orchids in the future.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TROPICAL INVESTIGATIONS: PALMS OF THE WORLD<\/strong><\/p><p>The palm family is a large and diverse group of flowering plants made up of approximately 2,400 species. These iconic organisms are distributed throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the world and have enormous economic importance. The New York Botanical Garden herbarium has one of the largest collections of palm specimens in the world, however many of these records have not been fully digitized. You can help researchers study tropical biodiversity by documenting NYBG\u2019s palms!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>TERRIFIC PTERIDOPHYTES! FERNS OF CENTRAL AMERICA (II)<\/strong><\/p><p>Pteridophytes, otherwise known as ferns, are one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth, with a fossil record dating back 420 million years. They reproduce by releasing tiny, dust-like spores, so they completely lack flowers, fruits, and seeds. Favoring warm and damp habitats, pteridophytes are abundant in tropical areas like those in Central America where one-tenth of all \u00b111,000 fern species grow. They range in size from towering tree ferns with trunks 20 m tall to floating ferns with leaves only 1 mm long. Help us transcribe these herbarium specimen labels from Central America and contribute to pteridophyte research and conservation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>AMAZING ORCHIDS OF SOUTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/p><p>Orchids are one of the most species-rich plant families in South America, ranging from the coast of Brazil to the high Andes, and from the Caribbean Sea to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. From the gaudy flowers of Cattleya and the large climbing vines of Vanilla, to tiny Pleurothallid orchids such as Dracula and Lepanthes that are pollinated by fruit flies, orchids are found in every environment across South America. In many habitats, orchids predominate as epiphytes that live harmlessly on the branches of trees with their roots exposed to the air. Orchids are especially common in the Cloud Forests of the high Andes, where they compose a large percentage of the overall plant species diversity. In fact, Ecuador has more species of orchids than any other country. Amazingly, dozens of new South American orchids are described every year as new to science. By documenting herbarium specimens of orchid species, community scientists help researchers at NYBG and across the globe better understand and conserve these unique, diverse and biologically important plants. This expedition is supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) award 1802034.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TERRIFIC PTERIDOPHYTES! FERNS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/p><p>Pteridophytes, otherwise known as ferns, are one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth, with a fossil record dating back 420 million years! Ranging in size from towering tree ferns with trunks 20 m tall to floating ferns with leaves only 1 mm long, these plants reproduce by releasing tiny, dust-like spores, and therefore lack flowers, fruits, and seeds. Ferns favor warm, damp habitats, and are abundant in tropical Central and South America.<br \/>The Steere Herbarium at NYBG houses one of the world\u2019s largest collections of fern specimens and almost certainly includes some species not yet formally named and described. Help us transcribe these specimen labels and contribute to pteridophyte research and conservation.<br \/>NYBG\u2019s pteridophyte specimens are being digitized as part of a collaborative National Science Foundation grant (award 1802305).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>LICHENS AND BRYOPYHYTES OF CENTRAL AMERICA (PART 1)<\/strong><\/p><p>The lichen and bryophyte collections of The New York Botanical Garden are the largest in the Western Hemisphere, with over 900,000 specimens. The assembly of these collections began more than a century ago, when NYBG founders Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton, along with other Garden scientists and collaborators, collected lichens and bryophytes extensively during expeditions throughout North America and the neotropics. We are now digitizing them, as part of the GLOBAL TCN project. Please join us in transcribing collection data for lichen and bryophytes from the West Indies and contribute to research and conservation of these amazing organisms! Funding provided by NSF award 2001354.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>MEGADIVERSE: THE FLORA AND MYCOTA OF THE PHILIPPINES (PART 1)<\/strong><\/p><p>The Philippines is one of the world\u2019s most biodiverse nations, with up to 4000+ plant species per 10,000 km2. In comparison, the most biodiverse regions of the U.S. have 3000 plant species per 10,000 km2. Situated at the intersection of the Indo-Chinese, Malesian, and Oceanic floristic regions, the Philippines is a megadiverse botanical crossroad, linking the floras of Northern Asia, Southeast Asia, the Malay Archipelago, Australia, and the Pacific. Ecosystems range from mangroves along the coast to high mountain peaks, with the topographic heterogeneity of the Philippines giving rise to exceptionally high rates of species endemism (40-60%). Within the Philippine archipelago, groups of islands form biologically unique subregions, making the density of unique species and ecosystems almost without parallel. As in many tropical regions, the biodiversity of the Philippines faces threats from development, mining, logging, and fire, yet new species continue to be described from the region. Digitization of herbarium specimens makes data available to help describe new species and construct conservation strategies to protect what remains.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f416a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f416a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d9698\" data-id=\"22d9698\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff2b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ff2b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Start Guide to Herbarium <br>Specimen Transcribing\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbb4d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"dbbb4d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uQ9t8qOhH3w&amp;feature=emb_title&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4444ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4444ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"virtual-training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c68c18d\" data-id=\"c68c18d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e092518 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e092518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources \/ training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83cb8a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83cb8a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c7b9e\" data-id=\"35c7b9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be016e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be016e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Introduction_to_Herbarium_Specimen_Transcription.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/00645196-web-272x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-image-1275\" alt=\"Seed plant Virtual Herbarium image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62edb3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62edb3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to Herbarium Specimen Transcription <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5b49a\" data-id=\"0a5b49a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80b354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c80b354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Quick_Reference_Guide_to_Fields.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/02518935-e1575560604320-272x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-image-3387\" alt=\"Virtual Herbarium Image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1440517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1440517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Reference to Fields<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866f0e5\" data-id=\"866f0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545b498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"545b498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tips_for_Commenting.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/THL_Weiss_20190411_pickles-08.500x500-272x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-image-3246\" alt=\"Pickles\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f534444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f534444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips for Commenting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5c7852 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5c7852\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a61aa\" data-id=\"34a61aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddd6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ddd6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Example_Label_John_Small.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/f-194.4-00985709-02-web02-272x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-image-2677\" alt=\"Fungi NY barcode 00985709\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ab295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0ab295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sample Specimen Label<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c429b\" data-id=\"47c429b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c91f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55c91f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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