New publication - Wanted on Agave americana!

November 10, 2021

In Wanted on Agave americana! Hymenobolus agaves, an overlooked introduced pathogen in the western palearctic region, a new publication... Read more about New publication - Wanted on Agave americana!

Specimen Spotlight - Ophiocordyceps sinensis

October 25, 2021

It came from within…... Read more about Specimen Spotlight - Ophiocordyceps sinensis

2020 Year in Review

September 30, 2021

2020 was a challenging year, but we still managed to get a lot done! Check out some highlights in our annual newsletter... Read more about 2020 Year in Review

HUH Will Lead Collaborative Project to Mobilize Digital Collections of Asian Plant Biodiversity

September 16, 2021

The Harvard University Herbaria was recently awarded $4.7 million from the National Science Foundation for the collaborative project Bringing Asia to digital life:... Read more about HUH Will Lead Collaborative Project to Mobilize Digital Collections of Asian Plant Biodiversity

Specimen Spotlight – Dictyonema huaorani

August 30, 2021

This specimen of nɇnɇndapɇ or Dictyonema huaorani Dal-Forno, Schmull, Lücking & Lawrey (FH00377315) is extraordinary on many levels... Read more about Specimen Spotlight – Dictyonema huaorani

Welcome new Research Fellows!

August 18, 2021

This week we welcomed two new HUH Research Fellows to our community!... Read more about Welcome new Research Fellows!

Methods for observing, culturing, and studying living ascospores

August 13, 2021

Methods for observing, culturing, and studying living ascospores, a new publication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany... Read more about Methods for observing, culturing, and studying living ascospores

Flora of North America v.10 published

July 30, 2021

The newest volume of the Flora of North America (FNA) (Volume 10: Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae) includes a treatment by our very own David Boufford... Read more about Flora of North America v.10 published

Celebrating Carl Linnaeus’ "Philosophia botanica"

July 28, 2021

In celebration of the 270th anniversary of Carl Linnaeus’ Philosophia botanica, six different libraries, including our Botany Libraries... Read more about Celebrating Carl Linnaeus’ "Philosophia botanica"

Specimen Spotlight – Schultes’ Jewel of the Jungle

June 30, 2021

Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001) was travelling in Colombia with his Italian friend Nazzareno Posarino up the Rio Karaparaná in May of 1942. This is when Schultes contracted his first of many cases of malaria.... Read more about Specimen Spotlight – Schultes’ Jewel of the Jungle

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