…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…
…and News: Plagiobothrys austinae (Greene) Johnston: A new addition to the Oregon Flora. Madrono 16(3): 108. SOURCES: Macroalgal Herbarium Portal. 2022. https://macroalgae.org/portal/index.php. Accessed on December 21. Obituary: Haru (Francia) Chisaki…
…happy hour!). She was an accomplished world traveler. At home, she enjoyed a glass of white wine with her “cousin” Suzie Truss and other close friends, often in the upper…
…for the U.S. Soil Survey from 1913 to 1920, and as a geologist & soil expert for the American Rural Planning Association in Madison, Wisconsin in 1920. W. B. Cobb…
…rutilus (Coquillett). M.A. Thesis, Zoology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SOURCES: 1. Steelman, Ben. November 8, 2011. Wilmington naturalist McCrary leaves local legacy. StarNews Online. https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20111108/wilmington-naturalist-mccrary-leaves-local-legacy accessed…
…thousand”. After a hiatus serving in the United States Army 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in Europe during World War II, he returned to Harvard to earn his Master of…
…Harvill” and his spouse, Barbara J. Harvill, was a co-collector on many specimens. His hand-written herbarium can be challenging to read. As we continue to catalog our collections, without doubt…
…by scientists. As a graduate student, many decades ago, I learned that orchids exemplify two of the plant world’s most intricate forms of symbiosis: associations with soil fungi and pollination…
…a diverse group of plants that today comprises approximately 12,000 species and plays a major role in terrestrial ecosystems. Pteridophytes were even more important in the past, especially before the…
…19th centuries, enslaved African Americans were forced to tend tar kilns and work the turpentine orchards of longleaf pines. The naval stores they produced made North Carolina the world’s leading…