One of Ellen’s main tasks at Kew was working on the Africa ‘naming wall’ – an area where unidentified specimens are stored, waiting for expert attention. Each specimen is sorted by plant family and ...

Samuel Browne's botanical explorations in 17th-century Madras offer insights into traditional plant uses and changing flora ...

Iowa State University herbarium director Lynn Clark points to a handwritten label on a plant specimen collected by famous botanist George Washington Carver. Clark said it's important to regularly ...

Within CHRB is the Rutgers Mycological Herbarium (RUTPP ... however there are over 100,000 specimens yet to be digitized. Data written on labels, often penned by the hand of collectors over ...

These efforts yielded thousands of dried specimens and data-rich labels that are housed in herbaria around the world, including the museum's United States National Herbarium. "The data that is stored ...

The herbarium regularly hosts research ... however there are over 100,000 specimens yet to be digitized. Data written on labels, often penned by the hand of collectors over 100 years prior ...

Nearly half of Heliconia species—tropical plants vital to rainforest ecosystems—are at risk of extinction, according to new ...

Herbarium specimens are still prepared in much the same way that Sir ... and ultimately mounted on a piece of card with a label. The label ideally includes a description of the plant, its geographical ...

Sac State’s herbarium lay dormant for nearly 20 years until Biology Professor Marina LaForgia joined the University. Now it ...