A Conservation Garden
Plant Conservation
The Garden’s Conservation Programs conducts plant conservation at multiple levels. We conduct both pure and applied research on the ecology and restoration of rare plants as well as curate a seed bank for the protection of genetic material for some of the rarest plants in the Southeastern US.
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU)
UNC Herbarium
Founded in 1908 by Dr. William Chambers Coker the UNC Herbarium includes more than 750,000 labeled museum specimens of plants, algae, fungi and fossils.
Research Permit Application
Are you a researcher interested in conducting research and/or making collections at NCBG-managed properties? Please fill out this form.
The GO-TO GUIDE for Wildflower Hunting in Your State
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast describes and illustrates 1,250 species commonly encountered in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Published in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast is for hikers, naturalists, gardeners, and anyone wishing to learn more about the region’s diverse flora. Find it in our Garden Shop or order from Amazon.com.
in the Eno River and New Hope Creek Watersheds, North Carolina.
A Landscape Plan for Wildlife Habitat Connectivity
The Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Plan was produced by a collaboration among local governments, conservation groups, universities, and ecologists and focuses on the critical importance of habitat connectivity for wildlife in the Eno River and New Hope Creek watersheds in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties. The Landscape Plan is a Partners for Green Growth project funded by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Orange County, NC, and administered by the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc.
Research News
A New Violet for the Southeastern United States
by Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix of the University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU) ORCID: 0000-0003-3785-8433 In July 2024 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) hosted…
Kenneth Starr Chester
21 July 1906 – February 1969 4,5 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has only a handful of fungal specimens collected by Kenneth Starr Chester. His…