(9 March 1886 – 21 February 1960) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 150 vascular specimens collected by Harley Harris Bartlett. As we continue…
Benjamin Franklin Bush
(21 December 1858 – 14 February 1937) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 70 specimens collected by Benjamin Franklin Bush. They were collected…
A Toast to Polk County, Galax, and Bigleaf Scurfpea
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, UNC Chapel Hill Herbarium I have recently become very interested in a place I’ve never visited. It’s not a terribly exotic place, nor is it…
Egbert Hamilton Walker
(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,…
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…