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Herbarium specimen of Eucrosia mirabilis. The specimen is a flower stem. There are a large number of flowes at the top of the stem, all emerging from a single point. The flowers have a small green petals, with long, red, curving anthers.

Towards 3 million specimens: Digitising Amaryllidaceae & Alliaceae

The following blog was written by Iain Ratter a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1…

Towards 3 million specimens: Ilex aquifolium: A Symbol of Christmas and Beyond

The following blog was written by Courtney Kemnitz a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1…

Towards 3 million specimens: Digitising Scrophulariaceae

The following blog was written by Becky Camfield a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1…

Chris Knowles (left) and Robyn Drinkwater (right) recurating RBGE Magnoliaceae herbarium specimens on a sorting bench. There are folders stacked at the front of the bench and herbarium folders and other stationary supplied spread across the bench(table) surface.

Towards 3 million specimens: It’s a steal for Magnolias!

The following post was written by Chris Knowles, a digitiser working in the RBGE Herbarium. As part of my first year at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh as…

Towards 3 million specimens: Prunus spinosa – The Blackthorn Tree of British and Irish Folklore

The following blog post was written by Courtney Kemnitz, a Digitiser in the RBGE Herbarium. Courtney is digitising the British Isles collection. This series of blog posts will…

Towards 3 million specimens: Caroline Henry

Written by Rebecca Camfield, one of the members of our digitisation team. During digitisation you come across many interesting treasures and stories. This is just one of them….

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