…a certain size is identified and measured), and from herbarium specimen data. Using the herbarium specimen data allowed us to look across all species of vascular plant, not just trees,…
The following blog was written by Rebecca Camfield a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1 million specimens…
The following blog was written by Rose Kent a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Rebecca Camfield a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1 million specimens…
…the RBGE herbarium catalogue, after Mass Digitisation there were 3469 entries. There are 42 type specimens of species in Linaceae. Top 5 Regions No. of Specimens Herbarium Filing Region 1093…
…mass digitisation there were 6,989 specimens, of which 142 are type specimens. The specimens can be viewed through our herbarium catalogue here. Top 5 regions No. of Specimens Herbarium Filing…
The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity with the goal of getting to 1 million specimens…
The following blog was written by Chris Knowles a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Natalie Zarte a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Becky Camfield a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
The following blog was written by Becky Camfield a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August 2024. Each…
…took place near the beginning of Harrow’s curatorship. As well as the celebrated living specimen there are also two historical herbarium specimens of cultivated origin. Both with University of Edinburgh…
…large collections: The Greville herbarium from the 1820s to 1850s and the D.E.G. Irvine Collection from the 1940s to the 1980s. Other collections worth mentioning are the G.W.Traill herbarium from…
…cultivar was approved by the Meconopsis Group which meets here at RBGE. Meconopsis ‘Inverleith’ Meanwhile, the digitisation of the herbarium continues and the Herbarium Catalogue can be searched here. …
…laird and Member of Parliament, whose herbarium is an important part of the British herbarium of RBGE. The final noteworthy point in Hooker’s short letter relates to his interest in…
Introduction A rolling condition survey of mounted herbarium specimens was recommended in the 2010 RBGE Synthesys Self-Assessment Collections Care Report. An initial pilot survey was carried out in 2011-12, when…
…currently working on manuscripts for Sphaerocarpos and for the Aytonicaeae. Some of the collections of Marchantia held in the RBGE herbarium Boxes of silica-dried liverworts in RBGE’s tissue storage room…
…essential data such as the elevation, GPS co-ordinates and information on the habitat and description of plant characteristics that would get lost in a dried, preserved herbarium specimen, eg. colours,…