(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…
Seeking applicants for the Fred and Virginia Houk Sustainability Internship
Students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are invited to apply for the Fred and Virginia Houk Sustainability Internship at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. This part-time…
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…
Further Afield: Wilkerson Nature Preserve in Wake County, North Carolina
by Bryan England Preserve Manager, Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park In the summer of 2021, the UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium received an unexpected specimen, a rare native wildflower…
Duane Francis Houck
(February 9, 1929 — July 21, 2003) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 170 specimens collected by Duane F. Houck. His specimens are…
John Adolph Shafer
(February 23, 1863 – February 1, 1918)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 20 vascular plant specimens collected by John Adolph Shafer,…
Henry Ashby Rankin
(15 June 1872 – 21 June 1947) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has, to date, cataloged about 50 specimens collected by Henry Ashby Rankin. He typically signed…
Help the Garden Grow
Dear Friends, I invite you to join the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation and be a plant conservation champion. Your membership helps the Garden save native plants like the Venus…