University of Reading Herbarium (RNG)
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University of Reading Herbarium (RNG)
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Founded 1897, a collection of mostly Mediterranean plants plus British flora and other special collections.
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🌱🌾🌍🍄🌿🌺🐝🧪 Last view of the teams who will be in Semifinal Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 - Reading, Aberdeen Eden Project and Plymouth! Competing live at 3rd Student Botany Festival in August 2025. Also will be streamed round the world on YouTube!
Pictures teams Reading, Aberdeen Eden Project and Plymouth as well as Prof Jennifer McElwain who asked the questions. Prof John Warren and Dr Jonathan Mitchley came up with the idea of BUC.
February 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Do you want to join the UKs biggest botanical quiz? @bucbotany.bsky.social starts tomorrow.
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Urge Duke University to Reconsider Closing Their Herbarium - Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/GKZvLDDv via @UKChange
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The decision by Duke University to close their herbarium is deeply concerning. Herbaria are not just repositories of plant specimens, they are living libraries of life on Earth. They hold the keys to ...
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February 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Congratulations to Tomos Jones, University of Reading, Biology for passing his PhD on gardens as a source of invasive plants. #gardenescapers #invasives
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Four smiling adults standing in a building next to a parlour palm.
February 17, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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In flight reading on journey for fieldwork in Crete to collect for @herbarium.bsky.social 🌱🌿 #Botany
A Rum affair book cover.
October 30, 2023 at 1:28 PM