(5 March 1879 – January 1970) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 170 vascular plant specimens, 100 lichen specimens, and 140 moss specimens , and…
William Frederick Hinton
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates only a handful of specimens collected by William Frederick Hinton, who always used “Fred Hinton” on his specimen labels. …
Mildred Gant Stites Reed
( 9 January 1912 – June 1967 )1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 60 specimens collected by Mildred Gant Stites Reed. All…
Alfred Cuthbert
(August 1857 – 1932) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has about a dozen specimens collected by Alfred Cuthbert. About half are from Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia,…
Welcome, new Herbarium students!
Five undergraduate students — some new, some returning — will be working in the Herbarium during the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition, throughout the year we will welcome undergraduate classes…
Weakley’s goldentop –– newly recognized, but of course, it’s been there all along!
by Guy Nesom, Ph.D. Research Associate, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The ‘weakley’ of Alan Weakley now also belongs with a species in the sunflower…
Hounds and Weevils: Herbaria in Pest Management and Conservation Research
by Carol Ann McCormick*, John Gaskin, Ph.D.#, and Mark Schwarzlaender, Ph.D. % In late May 2021, Suzanne Cadwell, all-around naturalist and avid contributor to iNaturalist, got a message from Dr….
Rebecca Ward Reynolds
(b. 2 October 1907 – 18 November 2001) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates about 20 vascular plant specimens and 11 bryophyte specimens collected by…
Celebrate the Season with Winter in the Garden
Enjoy the peaceful holiday splendor of the Garden as we celebrate the end of the year with a craft market, kids’ activities, guided tours, and more throughout the season. Please…
Fall Plant Sale: Fall is for Planting!
Did you know fall is the best time to plant North Carolina’s wonderful native perennials, shrubs, trees, ferns, and grasses in your home landscape? Planting in the fall gives time…