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…

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…a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Shop Online Gifts Share your love for nature with our t-shirts, table linens sewn by…

Lichen Updates: new name and new county records

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) In a recent e-newsletter article Herbarium Associate Gary Perlmutter described finding Crimson Frosted Palmetto Lichen (Arthonia…

Ruby Deaton Harbison Pharr

…for providing photograph of her. SOURCES: 1. Obituary: Pharr, Ruby Deaton Harbison. News Herald, Morganton, North Carolina. 9 March 2015. https://www.morganton.com/obituaries/pharr-ruby-deaton-harbison/article_4673f789-2a54-52c7-bd8c-b28605eaac85.html accessed on 2 June 2020. 2. Winters, Kelly. 1988….

March Madness: Botanical Sports Mascots

…dealbata) is a species of tree fern endemic to New Zealand. While the New Zealand national men’s rugby, soccer, basketball, men’s cricket, field hockey, sailing, and football teams all sport…

Therapeutic Horticulture History and Staff

…We are currently equipped to provide TH or HT direct services and consultations. Read more about the differences between therapeutic horticulture and horticultural therapy. Through the years, the Garden and…

Welcome, new Herbarium students!

…Tar Heel (DTH). Newspaper is an essential item for plant collectors, as each specimen is placed in a fold of newspaper in the plant press. Fortuitously, the DTH is the…