George Bowyer Rossbach
(26 October 1912 – 24 January 2002)1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 550 vascular plant specimens and 7 lichen specimens collected by…
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Judy Ann Tate Morgan
(b. 24 December 1936) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 50 vascular plant specimens collected by Judy Ann Tate Morgan. As we continue…
Educational Exhibits
In the Pegg Exhibit Hall The Pegg Exhibit Hall, located in the central building in our Allen Education Center complex, features rotating educational exhibits as well as some ongoing highlights….
Samuel Mills Tracy
(30 April 1847 – 1920) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged about 120 vascular plant specimens and about 220 fungal specimens collected by S….
Seeking applicants for the Fred and Virginia Houk Sustainability Internship
Students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are invited to apply for the Fred and Virginia Houk Sustainability Internship at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. This part-time…
By Their Specific Epithets Ye Shall Know Them… Most of the Time
Youngia japonica, an invasive species, in bloom. By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium One of the problems with humans moving around the globe is that we bring other…
Dr. Elizabeth Henry Bellmer, S. N. D.
(30 September 1927 – 8 April 2008) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 40 specimens of Eriogonum that Sister Bellmer annotated in the…
Clyde Ritchie Bell
(10 April 1921 – 6 March 2013) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has over 5,400 specimens collected by C. Ritchie Bell. As only a fraction…
Chesley Calhoun Bellamy
(4 September 1887 – 31 October 1957) The University of north Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged a dozen fungal specimens collected by Chesley Calhoun Bellamy. He consistently…
Nandina Fruits Can Be Toxic to Birds
Cedar waxwings consuming Nandina fruits. Photo by Paul F. Filch. By Scott Zona, research collaborator, UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium, and Carol Ann McCormick, curator, UNC Chapel-Hill Herbarium In 2010, two veterinary…