26 October 1911 – 8 August 1994 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has 15 specimens collected by Laura Jarrett. All came to NCU as part…
2020 Edition: Flora of the Southeastern United States
The Flora covers the biogeographic region of the moist, relictual, unglaciated southeastern North America: south of the glacial boundary and east of the “dry line” to the west that marks…
Nathan Barrows
(20 February 1830 – 3 March 1900) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 35 vascular plants collected by Nathan Barrows, who signed his herbarium…
Charles Henry Hitchcock
(1836-1919) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 68 vascular plant specimens collected by Charles Henry Hitchcock. Most are from Florida, with a few from…
James Everard Benedict, Jr.
(4 February 1885 — 3 September 1969) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 50 vascular plant specimens collected by James Everard Benedict, Jr….
Peter MacOwan
(14 November 1830 – 30 November 1909) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 57 specimens (all fungi) collected by Dr. Peter MacOwan. As our microfungal collection…
Nancy Blair Eliason
(19 April 1905 – 19 October 1991) http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q97959265 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about forty vascular plants, half a dozen non-vascular plants, and…
Maeburn Bruce Huneycutt
(7 January 1923 – 20 December 2004) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium has cataloged to date about a dozen vascular plant specimens and a dozen fungal…
Reckoning at the Garden: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
By Nick Adams, Battle Park Manager Black lives matter. At the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we stand in solidarity with those calling for accountability and justice. We share your sorrow…
Saving the Crystal Skipper
The crystal skipper (Atrytonopsis quinteri) is a rare butterfly. In fact, it is so rare, it’s only found on the Crystal Coast in North Carolina, specifically, a region stretching…