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NEWSFLASH: Chip Cherry Update

Posted on February 3, 2021 (March 26, 2024) by Carol Ann McCormick

The January, 2021 issue of the NCBG e-newsletter had an article about a fungus new to North Carolina, Leratiomyces ceres, or “Chip Cherry.” Herbarium Associate Dr. Van Cotter has gone…

A New Fungus Among-Us: “Chip Cherry” makes first appearance in North Carolina

Posted on January 6, 2021 (March 26, 2024) by Carol Ann McCormick

New plants, animals and fungi are not only found in far-away exotic locations. The Carolina campus might be a surprising place to find an fungus never before documented from North Carolina, but recently a Carolina Biology major did just that.