Haru (Francia) Chisaki Hommersand

…and News: Plagiobothrys austinae (Greene) Johnston: A new addition to the Oregon Flora. Madrono 16(3): 108. SOURCES: Macroalgal Herbarium Portal. 2022. https://macroalgae.org/portal/index.php. Accessed on December 21. Obituary: Haru (Francia) Chisaki…

Peggy-Ann Wetmore Kessler Duke

…happy hour!). She was an accomplished world traveler. At home, she enjoyed a glass of white wine with her “cousin” Suzie Truss and other close friends, often in the upper…

William Battle Cobb

…for the U.S. Soil Survey from 1913 to 1920, and as a geologist & soil expert for the American Rural Planning Association in Madison, Wisconsin in 1920. W. B. Cobb…

Anne Elizabeth Bowden McCrary

rutilus (Coquillett). M.A. Thesis, Zoology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SOURCES: 1. Steelman, Ben. November 8, 2011. Wilmington naturalist McCrary leaves local legacy. StarNews Online. https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20111108/wilmington-naturalist-mccrary-leaves-local-legacy accessed…

Orchids: Masters of Deception

…by scientists. As a graduate student, many decades ago, I learned that orchids exemplify two of the plant world’s most intricate forms of symbiosis: associations with soil fungi and pollination…

Alton McCaleb Harvill, Jr.

…Harvill” and his spouse, Barbara J. Harvill, was a co-collector on many specimens. His hand-written herbarium can be challenging to read. As we continue to catalog our collections, without doubt…

New Virginia Gems in the Herbarium

…a fold of newsprint, with a label tucked in with the plant. There were 35 plants in all; the collection of Carex cristatella, “crested sedge,” had enough material for two…

Michel Georges Desire Lelong

…developments and habitat destruction of today’s time took place. He made the most of this opportunity by doing what he loved, exploring, collecting, and building the herbarium he established at…