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MSU Herbarium catalogues Michigan plant life There’s a special kind of library in the basement of the Plant Biology Labs at Michigan State University. Here, instead of taking a book off of a shelf, you can open a folder and find a dried plant that’s 150 years old and still green. Details…
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Beautiful foilage a characteristic of Mystery Plant
Argh! Dealing with common names of plants makes me sound like a pirate.Common names have some serious drawbacks, because they are often misleading or otherwise inaccurate, leading to confusion.
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SPNHC 2015 taking shape in Gainesville, Florida
May 17-23, 2015 | Florida Museum of Natural History The Florida Museum of Natural History and partners are honored to host the 30th Annual SPNHC General Meeting. The meetings will be a week long and are scheduled for May 17, 2015 to May 23, 2015. Details
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Wisconsin herbarium uncovers plant from field of Civil War battle
As men in blue and gray uniforms fell dead and artillery shells whistled overhead, Capt. John Cornelius McMullen noticed a flower growing outside his tent while his unit laid siege to Atlanta. Despite the carnage all around him, or maybe because of it, McMullen marveled at the plant’s resilience and watched its leaves close at…
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Student Research Grant Award – $500
Student Research Grant Award Deadline: 1 Feb 2015 Download: SHC_grant_application.doc Scope: Two $500 research grants will be awarded to students whose research contributes to or uses herbarium resources in ways that augment the collections. Research on any taxa typically accessioned in herbaria including all plant, fungal, lichen, and algal lineages is eligible. Supported activities could…
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