(28 August 1905 – 25 November 1982)1,7 William Clifford Brumbach was an all-around naturalist whose interests focused on mollusks and vascular plants. He also documented algae, fungi and lichens. The…
William C. Brumbach
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Robert Rolland Brinker, O. F. M.
(15 October 1905 – 2 April 1970)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates a single vascular specimen collected by Robert R. Brinker, a specimen of…
Herbarium Identifies Ten New Species in July
Hidden amid similar specimens, differing only in its “weirdness,” a new plant discovered by herbarium associate Kevan Schoonover McClelland was finally given a name after lengthy efforts to identify it.
The Herbarium’s First Cataloged Lichen Gets Identified by DNA Analysis
By Gary Perlmutter, Herbarium Associate & Carol Ann McCormick, Herbarium Curatrix Identifying lichens can be a painstaking and difficult practice and often employs several different techniques. First is morphological examination,…
Albion Reed Hodgdon
(1909 – 1976)2 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hebarium (NCU) has cataloged about 50 specimens collected throughout eastern North America by Albion Reed Hodgdon, who usually signed…
Leva Belle Walker
(2 December 1878 – 29 July 1970)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has catalogued to date 15 fungal specimens collected by Leva B. Walker. Most…
William Basil Fox
(1915-1952) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 140 vascular plant specimens collected by William Basil Fox, who usually signed his labels “W. B….
Budd Elmon Smith
(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…
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…