Paul Wilson Titman

…1940 Yearbook I went to Chapel Hill and began to work in the atelier of the art department under the leadership of Russell Train Smith, the chairman of the department….

Sandhills Pyxie-Moss Rescue

…bulldozed. Their main target was Sandhills pyxie-moss (Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia), a rare shrub that — in the entire world — grows only in six counties in the Sandhills of…

Percy H. Gentle

…Percy H. Gentle #56, along the Belize-Sibun River road, Belize District, British Honduras, 1931-1932; duplicate in F.)11 Primulaceae: Ardisia gentlei Lundell Rubiaceae: Randia gentlei Lundell Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum gentlei Lundell &…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 35th annual Sculpture in the Garden opens on Sunday, September 17 and runs until Sunday, December 3. Sculpture in the Garden unites the work of local artists with the…

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…

Leva Belle Walker

…University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1946. Following [World War II], Dean C. H. Oldfather recommended the Chancellor and the Board of Regents of the University place both Elda and Leva on…

Exhibit Hall

…Our Seeds This exhibit explores the world of seeds: how they work, the roles they play in our daily lives, and what we’re doing to conserve them. Wildflower of the…

Mary Williams Ward Shanor

…at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Mary did natural history survey research until World War II broke out. Mary went with Lee, who was a field grade officer, to…

Devoted to Dalea

…New World from Canada to Argentina, with 75 of those species endemic to Mexico.1 Though a member of the pea/bean family (Fabaceae), the flowers of many species are small and…