Paul W. Gabrielson

…Currently, I am obtaining molecular fingerprints from recent field-collected specimens to compare with those obtained from type specimens, many dating from the 19th Century. This ability to unequivocally match type…

Max Hoyt Hommersand

…the Sphaerococcales Sjoestedt emend. based on family complexes previously placed in the marine red algal order Gigartinales. Journal of Phycology 32 (3 suppl.): 16. 1997 (with Suzanne Fredericq). Characterization of…

Stuck at Home, not Stuck Inside

We care deeply about the health and well-being of our visitors, staff, and volunteers. As part of the University community, the North Carolina Botanical Garden operates under the same conditions…

John Adolph Shafer

…who usually signed his specimens “J. A. Shafer” or occasionally “John A. Shafer”. Most of Shafer’s vascular plant specimens curated by NCU are from Pennsylvania. As that state has not…

Happy Birthday, Psilocybe!

…The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 May. 2020. Web. 17 Jun. 2020. Chlorophyllum molybdites, a beautiful stately fungus that forms large fairy rings in lawns, is the only