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Nice video on The Plant Family Tree (Kew Botanic Gardens)
New orchid species discovered in Central America
Oustanding mycoheterotrophic Thismia aliasii (Fairy Lantern) from Malaysia (check out video clip!)
SDSU Herbarium processes over 1200 specimens from prolific collector Dick Swinney. See here.
Eva Struble, Associate Professor at the School of Art and Design, San Diego State University used specimens from the SDSU Herbarium in her Honors 113 class: "Sage and Sweat, the Drawn and Researched Walk." See here.
Publication of: Yost, J. M., K. D. Pearson, et al. 2020. The California Phenology Collections Network: Using digital images to investigate phenological change in a biodiversity hotspot. Madroño 66:130-141.
As of 2025, we have entered collection data for 100% of our herbarium specimens.
We have imaged
>99% of our herbarium specimens!
NSF-FUNDED DIGITIZATION GRANT:
California Phenology
KPBS article and video clip about our NSF-funded digitization grant
SDSU News Center Article on NSF-funded digitization grant we just received!
Publication of: Dudleya hendrixii, A new, rare species from Colonet Mesa, Baja California
Named after guitarist Jimi Hendrix! McCabe, Dodero, and Simpson 2016, Madroño 63: 359-365.
Articles on naming of Dudleya hendrixii
L. A. Times
San Diego State University
San Diego Union Tribune
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