Margaret Campbell Campbell

…it clear how her specimens made their way to Chapel Hill. At least one specimen was sent to fellow botanist and Henderson County resident Edward Read Memminger before being incorporated…

2022 Wildflower of the Year

…send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: North Carolina Botanical Garden UNC–Chapel Hill attn: NCWFOY 2022 CB 3375 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375 Read more about the Wildflower of the Year program…

2024 NC Wildflower of the Year

…landscape. This common but little-known species is found across the southeastern United States and is fairly widespread in North Carolina from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain, but is less…

Francis Joseph LeClair

…Quentin Read 2010 Jessica Rose Bowerman 2011 Iris Chen 2012 Briana Whitaker 2013 Jordan Preuss 2014 Susan Deans 2015 Robert Kevan Schoonover 2016 Emily Jennings 2017 Leah Johnson 2018 Patrick…

Random Walk through the Herbarium

…Other than that, my cataloging efforts are usually based on what my husband refers to as my “random walk through the herbarium.” For example, I am reading a novel, Library…

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…

2020 Wildflower of the Year

…Wildflower of the Year seeds, please be patient. We will mail them to you as soon as we can. Thank you! Read more about the Wildflower of the Year program…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…leaves and roots in sweat lodge ceremonies for the treatment of malaria, rheumatism, and fevers. Another traditional use is to crush and rub the leaves on the skin as a…