(9 February 1910 – 5 August 1976) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates about 850 vascular plant specimens, 10 fungal specimens, and 1 lichen specimen…
Category: UNC Herbarium
Alan Weakley featured on Backyard Ecology podcast
In the latest Backyard Ecology podcast episode, host Shannon Trimboli talks with Herbarium director Alan Weakley about learning to identify plants — and how our new FloraQuest app can help!…
Walter Lane Barksdale
(23 November 1914 – 26 December 1996)1,2 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates 11 fungal specimens and over 600 vascular plant specimens collected by Walter…
Charles Ronald Dillon
(31 January 1928 – 1 May 2020) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged a single vascular plant specimen, a seagrass, Zostera marina, collected by…
Announcing the FloraQuest: Northern Tier App
We are thrilled to announce the release of FloraQuest: Northern Tier, a new plant identification and discovery app from Alan Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team covering more than 5,800…
Walking with Walter and William
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) On the last Sunday in October, 2022, my husband suggested we take a walk at Weymouth…
Lichen Updates: new name and new county records
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) In a recent e-newsletter article Herbarium Associate Gary Perlmutter described finding Crimson Frosted Palmetto Lichen (Arthonia…
John White Chickering, Jr.
(1831-1913) Special thanks to the following individuals for providing information on J.W. Chickering, Jr.: Jane Rutherford, Reference & Instructional Librarian of Gallaudet University, and Scott Martin, for information on Chickering’s…
New Lichens in The Old North State
by Gary Perlmutter, Lichenologist & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium Associate and Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium …
Hiden Toy Cox, Jr.
(3 March 1917 – 27 March 2000)1 Information compiled in 2017 by Carol Ann McCormick,Curatrix of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium. Special thanks to Nicole Wallace,…