Herbarium Highlights

• Roberto Utrecho has just published three new species of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Phytoneuron (download PDF of paper here).
  Tragia is a worldwide genus of approximately 150 species (more soon to be published by Roberto), some are used medicinally and others known colloquially as “noseburns” as they have stinging hairs. There are probably good stories behind how that common name came to be. Robert has added many specimens of Tragia to our collection, including the holotype of Tragia moranii, a Baja California endemic named in honor of Reid Moran, former curator of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum and and noted collector of the flora of Baja California.
• Read a new The Flora of Bird Haven Ranch published by UCD & herbarium alum Konshau Duman and retired CPD Curator Ellen Dean and Lynette Williams, Andrew Engilis of the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology.
• Read a new Lycianthes publication by Ellen Dean, Jennifer Poore and Hannah Kang
• Read an article posted by CNPS about Teri Barry and the Center for Plant Diversity written by Herbarium Assistant Hannah Kang.
• Read an article Every Plant Has a Story: Ellen Dean and the Center for Plant Diversity
• Take the Herbarium tour with Joe Ditomaso and learn how to identify common weeds using methods employed in professional settings like the U.C. Davis herbarium and also the latest and easiest techniques that employ the use of sophisticated computer programs available to the public.
• Check out Hidden Treasures, a recent article about the Herbarium.
• Why would anyone keep a collection of dead plants? (find out here)
• Read an article about the old Herbarium as it was featured in UC Davis Magazine here .
• View The Plant Detective, a presentation on collecting plants in the field.
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  Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, photo by R. La Rosa, 2021