In the early 1900s, Walter Charles Fishlock, a Kew gardener, embarked on a remarkable journey across the Atlantic to the ...
The first word is the genus, and the second word is the species. We, for example, are Homo sapiens − meaning wise man. Linnaeus’ classifications of animals, plants and minerals has earned him the ...
"This specimen perfectly illustrates the cooperative evolution of plants and animals during this time period." ...
While it's easy to assume surface-level enjoyment from fostering plants, the truth is that my status as a "plant person" has ...
Like its reliance on carbon offsets rather than real emissions reductions, Duke’s closure of the herbarium signals a ...
Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.
To plan for the future, it's sometimes necessary to look to the past. To improve natural history collection and analysis in ...
Euonymus japonicus (Japanese Euonymus), an evergreen shrub with small, glossy leaves and tolerance for a range of growing ...
Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.
It might be winter, but planting season will be here before we know it. For those needing help selecting a new tree, shrub, ...
In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The heart-shaped leaves ...
Accurate representation of botanical biodiversity, preserved for future generations through vouchered plant specimens deposited in herbaria, depends on collection decisions made now. This work ...