(12 June 1899 – 10 March 1991)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates about 90 vascular plant specimens collected or co-collected by Egbert Hamilton Walker,…
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Sister Mary M. Flaventia Federowicz, C.S.F.N., Ph.D.
(5 September 1908 – 20 March 1998) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged several dozen specimens of Cyperus that were annotated in the early…
Team Developing Flora of the Southeastern U.S. Grows
What do a cigar orchid, giant air plant, Everglades palm, and pygmy fringetree have in common? They’re all plants that, in the United States, only grow Florida. And they’re covered in the latest version of the Flora of the Southeastern United States, published by our Herbarium!
Allen Hierome Curtiss
(2 September 1845 – 1 September 1907)4,5 Though several sources list A. H. Curtiss’ middle name as “Hiram”, Curtiss’ gravestone spells it as “Heirome” and his Will spells it as…
George Bowyer Rossbach
(26 October 1912 – 24 January 2002)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 550 vascular plant specimens and 7 lichen specimens collected by…
Judy Ann Tate Morgan
(b. 24 December 1936) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 50 vascular plant specimens collected by Judy Ann Tate Morgan. As we continue…
Adams Jewett, M.D.
(26 July 1807 – 11 March 1875) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged eight vascular plant specimens collected by Adams Jewett. All were collected…
William Daniel Seaman
(b. 15 December 1943) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged over 300 vascular plant specimens and one bryophyte collected by William Daniel Seaman. As our…
James Arthur Doubles, Jr.
(9 January 1914 – 29 July 2001) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 19 vascular plant specimens and 361 fungal specimens collected by James…
Katherine Augusta Taylor
(20 November 1851 – 17 September 1940) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 25 vascular plant specimens collected by Ms. Taylor, all collected between…