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New Publication - Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Prosthechea

October 08, 2026

Research conducted by former Harvard University Herbaria fellow Tiago Vieira has been published in Systematic Botany . “Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Prosthechea (Orchidaceae) Species Described by Vellozo and Barbosa Rodrigues” draws on research Vieira...

Half-Earth Day 2026

September 16, 2026

A landmark celebration of biodiversity, science, and the enduring vision of E.O. Wilson — October 12, Indigenous Peoples Day, at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University.

New Publication - Modern Taxonomy as the Foundation for Identifying and Managing Fungal and Fungus-Like Plant Pathogens

September 04, 2026

Modern Taxonomy as the Foundation for Identifying and Managing Fungal and Fungus-Like Plant Pathogens emphasizes that accurately identifying plant disease-causing fungi and fungus-like organisms is far more than a matter of nomenclature; it is fundamental...

Pfister to Deliver Keynote Address at EMC 2026

August 28, 2026

The international mycology community will come together in Edirne, Türkiye, from 1–3 September 2026 for the 5th International Eurasian Mycology Congress (EMC 2026), hosted by Trakya University. The congress will bring researchers, students, and...

HUH Researchers Join Imageomics FloraPalooza Hackathon

August 24, 2026

Researchers from the HUH recently participated in the US NSF-funded Imageomics Institute FloraPalooza hackathon held at The Ohio State University, bringing together researchers and technologists to explore new applications of computer vision and...

New Publication - Nomenclatural updates in Vellozia

August 07, 2026

Former HUH Research Fellow Jenifer Lopes has published research from her fellowship in Taxon . In the paper, she and colleagues at the Universidade de São Paulo examine Vellozia , a group of flowering plants that is especially diverse in Brazil's Campos...

Life and Death on Pangea

August 03, 2026

In January 2025, the PBS Eons production team visited our colleagues at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) to film segments for their series, Life and Death on Pangea. That visit is now available on PBS with the first two episodes of the series...

New Publication - Taxonomic Assessment and Neotypification of Salicornia utahensis

July 28, 2026

Salicornia utahensis is a small, salt-loving glasswort that grows around salty lakes and flats in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, including the Great Salt Lake area. It helps structure these harsh ecosystems and is of interest for future salt...

New Publication - Nature, Literature and Culture

July 16, 2026

For several years, Jonathan Locke Hart has been an Associate of the Harvard University Herbaria. His scholarly interests span poetry, cultural history, and science, bringing together disciplines that are too often treated separately. In his recent book...

New Publication - Two new species of Annonaceae

July 02, 2026

Zacky Ezedin, former HUH Research Fellow and current Associate, has a new publication in Candollea highlighting some of the work he completed on the flora of Papua New Guinea while at the HUH. Ezedin uncovered two striking new plant species in the...

State of the World’s Plants and Fungi

June 17, 2026

Harvard University Herbaria is one of 170+ institutions in 40 countries contributing to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s 2026 State of the World’s Plants and Fungi [PDF] report. The report explores how new technology is transforming the race to save nature...

Collection Spotlight – Friedrich Eser’s Dysodil Fossils

May 08, 2026

In the spring of 2024, while deciding which portion of the HUPB collection to inventory and rehouse next, the paleo team came across a set of very unusual specimens preserved in a sediment called dysodil. These specimens were similar to paper shales –...