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Category: Research

This is the category for research related posts from the herbarium and conservation.

Summer Horticulture Internships

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Trees and shrubs line a straight brick path in Coker Arboretum in late May.

Calling aspiring horticulturists: we’re hiring for summer internships at our main display gardens and Coker Arboretum! These three-month, full-time, paid positions help with all kinds of garden maintenance tasks. Learn more and apply by January 30.

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Planting Native Seedlings at Penny’s Bend

Posted on December 12, 2022 (December 12, 2022) by Emily Oglesby
At Penny's Bend, one NCBG staffer uses a power auger to create holes in the soil, and another plants seedlings

Last month, our conservation department, joined by staff from the NC Plant Conservation Program and volunteers, planted 700 native seedlings as part of ongoing restoration efforts at Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve.

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Conservation Success: Expanding Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve

Posted on October 18, 2022 (October 18, 2022) by Emily Oglesby
Map showing the newly acquired property adjacent to Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve

Thanks to contributions from community members, conservation organizations, and a grant from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation will soon expand the scope…

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Smooth Purple Coneflower Downlisted from Endangered to Threatened

Posted on July 6, 2022 (July 6, 2022) by Emily Oglesby
Smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata) in bloom

In a shift that represents a significant milestone in the recovery of smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reclassifying this southeastern native wildflower from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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Nandina Fruits Can Be Toxic to Birds

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Emily Oglesby
Cedar waxwings eating toxic Nandina berries

In 2010, two veterinary pathologists reported on the deaths of dozens of cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) in southern Georgia. Upon performing necropsies, they found that the birds had consumed nandina berries, a commonly cultivated, ornamental shrub native to China and Japan. The birds had tissue damage consistent with cyanide poisoning.

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New Edition Released: Flora of the Southeastern U.S.

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Emily Oglesby
map of the southeastern U.S. showing the range covered by the Flora of the Southeastern U.S.

This month, Alan Weakley, along with Michael Lee and the greater Southeastern Flora Team, released the 2022 edition of the Flora of the Southeastern United States (FSUS), including 90 new keys, 700 new taxa, an expanded geographic range, and more.

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A River Runs Around It: Restoring the Rare Flora of Penny’s Bend

Posted on April 19, 2022 (April 20, 2022) by Jennifer Peterson
Duke University Environmental Management master’s student Lydie Costes leads an efforet to plant 800 seedlings of prairie blue wild indigo at Penny’s Bend.

Two hundred million years ago, before birds existed, or bees, or wildflowers, molten rock seeped into cracks below the surface of what’s now Durham, North Carolina.

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Natural Areas Conservation Internship

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Emily Oglesby
A trail through a deciduous forest in spring

Join our team! We’re hiring for our Natura Areas Conservation Internship, a hands-on, outdoor summer opportunity for UNC students interested in applied conservation and natural areas management.

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Muriel Easterling Piedmont Nature Trails Internship

Posted on February 21, 2022 (February 21, 2022) by Emily Oglesby
A trail winds through a deciduous bottomland forest in summer

Join our team! We’re hiring for the Muriel Easterling Piedmont Nature Trails Internship, a hands-on, outdoor summer internship for UNC students interested in applied conservation and natural areas management.

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New Species of Foamflower

Posted on January 31, 2022 (February 3, 2022) by Carol Ann McCormick
Tiarella austrina, extensive clonal colony of plants

An extensive clonal colony of Tiarella austrina, spreading through stolons. Unicoi Gap at Towns/White county line, Georgia. Photo by Guy Nesom, 6 May 2021. by Guy L. Nesom, Ph.D. Lots…

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