Lewis Henry Lighthipe

…molaria Hay which Lighthipe collected in Birmingham, Burlington County, New Jersey is curated by the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. (1) John Kunkel Small (1869-1938), botanist at the New York Botanical…

Happy Birthday, Psilocybe!

…for its 100th birthday it will get a name of its own.   For an example of a generic shift, Psilocybe cokeri Murrill, named in 1923 in honor of UNC-CH…

Photography Sessions

…flat rate of $500 per year. Click here for more info. Hours North Carolina Botanical Garden: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Coker Arboretum, Forest Theatre, Battle Park,…

Paul James Philson

…the goddess, when she went out hunting, preferred mountains and rocky precipices.” Wikipedia contributors. “Oread.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 May. 2021. Web. 5 Jun. 2021….

Willard Webster Eggleston

…egglestonii (Brainerd) R.J. Little & L.E. McKinney was named in honor of Willard Webster Eggleston by his friend Ezra Brainerd. Photograph by Thomas G. Barnes Willard Webster Eggleston was born…

2024 NC Wildflower of the Year

…common in the mountains. It thrives in dry, sandy soils and grows in longleaf pine sandhills, open woodlands, and forest edges. This fun little plant produces clusters of small, yellow…

Samuel McCutchen Bain

…Matthews et al., “Helianthus verticillatus Small was first collected in western Tennessee by S. M. Bain in 1892. J. K. Small described it as a new species in 1898. The…