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…
New Species of Foamflower
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2022 Wildflower of the Year
We are excited to share downy woodmint (Blephilia ciliata), a lovely native perennial in the mint family, as the 2022 Wildflower of the Year. Similar in appearance to its mint family relatives like bee balms (Monarda spp.), downy woodmint is a clump-forming perennial up to two feet tall, but it spreads slowly and won’t become aggressive like other mint species sometimes do.
You still have time to make a gift in 2021 – End of Year Giving
You have an important role in preserving the habitat gardens, plant collections, natural areas, and educational programming of the North Carolina Botanical Garden for future generations. If you are able,…
Josiah Hale
(1791 ? -1856) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has less than a dozen specimens collected by Josiah Hale. All found to date were a gift from…
Carolina Moonlight Virtual Party May 22
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is making final preparations for its Carolina Moonlight Virtual Party, an entertaining celebration of the region’s biodiversity with a focus on carnivorous plants on Saturday, May 22 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Derek Haynes (The Crazy Botanist) will join Garden Director, Damon Waitt, as a co-host of this year’s program.
Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference honors William Chambers Coker
by Van Cotter, Herbarium Research Associate, UNC-CH Herbarium (NCU); Suzanne Cadwell, Director, ITS-Educational Technologies; Dan Meyers, Corbin Bryan, and Davis Upchurch, Undergraduates UNC-CH On April 17-18, the North Carolina Botanical…
Norton G. Miller
(4 February 1942 – 7 December 2011) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 40 lichen and moss specimens collected by Norton Miller. As…
Wade Swann Neely
(28 November 1892 – 18 August 1940) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium has cataloged to date a handful of vascular plant specimens collected by Wade Swann Neely,…
Binge watch our Lunchbox Talks!
Did you miss a recent lecture you had hoped to see? Or want to re-watch a favorite? One small silver lining of pandemic life is we have many virtual programs,…
Mushrooms whose White Spores turn Bluish-Black
by Van Cotter, UNC Herbarium Associate Mushroom identification relies on many tricks of the trade. One of the fun tricks is treating white mushroom spores with iodine in the form…