Henry Ashby Rankin

…son, Samuel Carson, joined his father in running the lumber business. Daughter Douglass “Peggy” Evans Rankin earned a B.A. in biology from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA in 1927,…

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By Their Specific Epithets Ye Shall Know Them… Most of the Time

…the Herbarium in Chapel Hill. One botanist emailed me and said, “I read your email today and thought to myself that I have never seen Youngia in my area. But…

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Algae, Merritt’s BLT, and Literature Converge in an Herbarium Loan

…collections. Many of these herbaria are still present and active today, though there are underused in research and continued systematic collecting for regional floras is underfunded. … we used archived…

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Smooth Purple Coneflower Downlisted from Endangered to Threatened

…purple coneflower and study the species response to management, all aiming to improve future conditions and status for this species. Today, 44 distinct populations of smooth coneflower exist in Virginia…

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Edward Avery McIlhenny

…Henn. (now classified as Bambusiomyces shiraianus (Henn.) K. Vánky), a pathogen of bamboo, from his family estate on Avery Island, Louisiana. While McIlhenny is remembered today the leader of the…

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Botanical Art Fundamentals Program

…the natural world Have an understanding of the botany of the native plants of the southeastern U.S. as a foundation for accurate botanical representation Enroll Today Jump to: ➢ Program…

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Venus Flytrap License Plate

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Garden Shop

…a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Shop Online Gifts Share your love for nature with our t-shirts, table linens sewn by…

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Virtual Programs

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Little Sprouts: ‘I Spy Spring’

…the mysterious lives of the spotted and marbled salamanders that live at the Garden through animal encounters, stories, craft, and a visit to a real vernal pool to search for…

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