John Lewis Sheldon

…Research (CFMR; fungi), US National Fungus Collection, UDA-ARS (BPI; fungi), Washington State University (WSP; fungi), US National Herbarium (US; lichens), University of Cincinnati (CINC; lichens), University of Michigan (MICH; lichens),…

Mordecai Elisha Hyams

…enlisted at Middleburg, E. Fla. [East Florida]. Keep this, as it may be of use in the future.” The National Park Service’s Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System lists Hyams…

Ivey Foreman Lewis

…Charlottesville, Virginia. Their only daughter was newswoman, feminist, and segregationist Nell (Cornelia) Battle Lewis (1893-1956).1 Ivey Foreman Lewis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an…

Herbarium

…data. Our collections include: Fungi and lichenized fungi from around the world, with a focus on specimens from Southeastern United States (ca. 38,000 specimens) Algae from around the world focusing…

George Bowyer Rossbach

…herbaria, Wesleyan’s herbarium, listed in the international registry of herbaria, was named in his honor the George B. Rossbach Herbarium. George typically collected three plants per collection, keeping one at…

Walking with Walter and William

…genera. Today, 88 of these species and one genus (Amsonia) still bear the valid names provided by Walter in his Flora. Walter died on 17 January 1789, shortly after the…

Preserves and Natural Areas

…by making a donation to the NCBG Conservation Fund. Donate Now Preserves with Public Access   Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve Access: Public Directions: Google Maps Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve is…

Jumping the Gap with Northern Wireweed

…the gap between states. Ruth’s golden-aster (Pityopsis ruthii in the Aster Family) has been documented from southeastern Tennessee, but never found in neighboring North Carolina. Dwarf greenbriar (Smilax pumila in…