Nandina Fruits Can Be Toxic to Birds

…The time was right to determine directly whether nandina berries contain cyanide. Starting in February of 2021, over the next twelve months, Scott Zona, a research collaborator with the Herbarium,…

Mary Eugenia Wharton

…animals of the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky: Past, present, & future. The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington.   SOURCES: Dr. Mary Wharton. 2021. Floracliff Nature Sanctuary. https://floracliff.org/dr-mary-wharton/ accessed on…

Display Gardens

Entrance Garden Welcoming you to the North Carolina Botanical Garden, these beds feature a variety of southeastern native wildflowers, shrubs and trees and showcase how their different forms and characteristics…

A Conservation Garden

Click here to download a map of lands managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden located near the Display Gardens….

Digging into the Science

Want a chance to dig deeper into the science done by the botanists, mycologists, and phycologists of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU)? Here’s a round-up…