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Tag Archives: Reading University Herbarium
#AdventBotany Day 24: Juniperus communis – the most delicious of the Cupressaceae
By Meg Cathcart-James Juniperus communis is the most widespread of the juniper species. Juniperus is within the conifer family Cupressaceae. Whether as a small evergreen tree or a shrub, it is one of the most globally widespread woody plants. J. … Continue reading →
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First field trip to Morocco
I will focus upon the taxonomy of Narcissus sections Apodanthi and Jonquillae during my PhD project. I started in January and since members of the genus are almost entirely spring flowering, so I had to organise fieldwork rather quickly in … Continue reading →
Mystery Ophrys from Cyprus – and the problems of giving species names to orchids
Last week two intriguing photographs of an orchid from Smigies in the Akamas peninsula, Pafos, Cyprus arrived in my in-box as an identification query to RNG herbarium. The plant was growing under pine trees. The photographs were taken in March … Continue reading →
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Tagged Crete, Herbarium, Ophrys, Orchid, Orchidaceae, Orchids, Plant Identification, Reading University Herbarium, RNG
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Herbarium RNG Questionnaire
I am a third year undergraduate student at the University of Reading, reading for a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences. My third year project aims to evaluate the current Herbarium RNG website, analyse other Herbaria websites, and subsequently redesign the Herbarium … Continue reading →
Lichens of the Pacific Northwest US Coast
At the end of 2013 I had the pleasure of taking The Symbiosis Project on tour around the northwest Pacific coast of the USA. This region hosts a prolific array of lichen, due to the cool damp weather of west Washington … Continue reading →
Dye Lichens
The Herbarium (RNG) has been assisting me in drawing lichens for a Reading Science Week art Exhibition called ‘Symbiosis’. Recently I’ve been focusing on lichen species used in traditional dying. Below are some images including photos of me drawing taken … Continue reading →
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Tagged Art, art and biology, Lichen, lichen dyes, natural dyes, Reading University Herbarium, RNG, Symbiosis, The Symbiosis Project
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The Symbiosis Project
‘Symbiosis’ is Imagining Science’s current collaborative project, about relationships between art and science, scientists and artists. We’re using the fungi-plant symbiosis that is lichen to parallel the relationships we have with each other and our scientific and art communities, and … Continue reading →
Mountain plants of southern South America
From Mary T. Kalin Arroyo: Over the period 16-17 September 2013 I had the pleasure to work in the herbarium at the University of Reading. My mission was to track down herbarium specimens collected in Tierra del Fuego by Dr. … Continue reading →
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Tagged David Moore, Flora of Tierra Del Fuego, Mary Kalin Arroyo, Reading University Herbarium, RNG
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