Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have successfully revived fungal specimens collected over 80 years ago, ...

The William and Lynda Steere Herbarium now houses 7.8 million plant and fungal specimens, representing biodiversity from every continent. But what is a herbarium, you might ask, and why does it ...

Acting as a kind of library or museum for botanists, the HSU herbarium features more than 100,000 specimens, making it the largest herbarium in the California State University system and a ...

A specimen of Trifolium kentuckiense, the species named by Vincent and Chapel. And while most of the plant specimens are stuck on the paper with glue or tape, others are attached in a truly unique way ...

Herbarium specimens and community science observations differ in terms of how they are collected and what biodiversity data they record. Credit: Nature Communications (2024).

Director Ellen Dean works with specimens at the UC Davis Herbarium, where humble surroundings belie the vital importance of categorizing and archiving the world&Atilde;&#149;s flora. <i>Debbie ...

Rachel Pedder-Smith’s 18ft Herbarium Specimen Painting, which is on display at Kew Gardens, is not only scientifically accurate, it’s an exquisite and groundbreaking work of art.

Wei Xiao, curator of the University of Guam Herbarium, holds a specimen sheet of a local plant. The herbarium has 60,000 sheets like this one and has started a digitization project to get them all ...

“Charles Bessey started the herbarium in 1870,” Lewis says. “We have specimens from around the world and from every continent. We have about 710,000 or so specimens here in the herbarium.” ...