Phytophilia Blog

(En)TADA! The herbarium holds specimens of the LONGEST legumes in the world

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 80.8 to int loses precision in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/publishpress/publishpress-authors/src/modules/default-layouts/default-layouts.php on line 181

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 71.2 to int loses precision in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/publishpress/publishpress-authors/src/modules/default-layouts/default-layouts.php on line 181

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 120.8 to int loses precision in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/publishpress/publishpress-authors/src/modules/default-layouts/default-layouts.php on line 181

Deprecated: realpath(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($path) of type string is deprecated in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/twig/twig/src/Loader/FilesystemLoader.php on line 40

Deprecated: Return type of Twig\Node\Node::count() should either be compatible with Countable::count(): int, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/twig/twig/src/Node/Node.php on line 210

Deprecated: Return type of Twig\Node\Node::getIterator() should either be compatible with IteratorAggregate::getIterator(): Traversable, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in /nas/content/live/brit/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors-pro/vendor/twig/twig/src/Node/Node.php on line 215

The BRIT Philecology Herbarium is composed of a melting pot of several orphaned collections across the south and southeast. In addition to those large collections,

Library Exhibition: Among the Birds and Flora of Texas

The second rotation of the BRIT LIbrary’s exhibition Among the Birds and Flora of Texas is ready for viewing.

Dr. Eula Whitehouse’s Family Visits BRIT Library

The BRIT Library had the pleasure of welcoming members of the Eula Whitehouse family this week.

Micromorphology of DFW Metroplex Fern and Lycophyte Spores

This article was written by Ivan Rosales, 2019 BRIT Summer Intern and student at University of Texas at Arlington. Ivan interned with Dr. Alejandra Vasco, working on fern

Saga of the Texas Prairie

This article was written by Edward Bickett, 2019 BRIT Summer Intern and student at University of Texas at Arlington. Edward interned with Dr. Brooke Best and Resident Research

Summer in Paradise: Preserving Plant Genomes across Texas

This article was written by GGI-Gardens Summer 2019 Fellow, Seth Hamby. Texas is a state that you can drive through for 7 hours and still

My Research Internship: An education beyond expectations

This article was written by Erin Flinchbaugh, 2019 BRIT Summer Intern and student at University of Texas at Arlington. Erin interned with Conservation Botanist Kim Taylor, working with

Botanists Amidst the Texas Flora: A GGI Summer Fellowship

This article was written by GGI-Gardens Summer 2019 Fellow, Farahnoz Khojayori. Climbing up the Tobe Spring Trail over 7,000 feet elevation past rattlesnakes, tall evergreens,

Highlights from the Oliver G. Burk Children’s Library

As part of the BRIT LIbrary’s summer internship, Annie Martin, our summer intern, is highlighting a selection of books from the Oliver G. Burk Children’s Library Collection. Over the course of the summer more items will be added so please check back!

A Natural Nature Networker

The annual Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Convention was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center at the end of March. The associated trade show was open

Dr. Sherwin Carlquist Collection

In honor of National Library Week, BRIT Library would like to highlight a recent acquisition of the BRIT Library & Archive collection. In July of 2018, BRIT Library acquired the collection of botanist Sherwin Carlquist. This acquisition includes 100,000 color field photograph slides, 5,000 microscope slides, and 15 field notebooks.

Mary Sophie Young

In honor of International Women’s Day 2019, on March 8, 2019, BRIT Library highlighted the botanist Mary Sophie Young. As one of the earliest botanists at University

Two Dozen Reasons

On The Road Again It’s 5 o’clock on Sunday morning, June 24, 2018. I’m pulling out of my driveway headed south to Junction, Texas. As

Two Dozen Reasons – Photos

Return to “Two Dozen Reasons” blog post. Research Team Dan Caudle View all posts

Two Botanists and An Artist Walk Into the Desert…

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) sponsored Barney Lipscomb and Tiana Rehman to serve as botanical guides to West Texas for artist Mark Dion. Commissioned by the

The Importance of Studying Natural History Collections Past, Present, and Future

Article written by Lani DuFresne, 2018 BRIT Herbarium and Research Intern and student at Rice University. Out of everything I’ve learned so far in my

Back For More

his article was written by Serina Taluja, 2018 BRIT Summer Intern and student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Serina interned with Research Manager and Special

Summer 2017 Research and Herbarium Interns

Education: Junior in Microbiology at the University of Alabama at TuscaloosaMost Recent Project: Vanessa is currently collaborating with Dr. Harold W. Keller at BRIT on a paper

A Summer Deep in the Weeds: Surprises Found Along the Way

Article written by Kelly Carroll, 2018 BRIT Herbarium and Research Intern and student at Trinity University. Kelly interned with Dr. Brooke Best and Resident Research Associate Dan Caudle, working

A Day as a Botanical Illustrator

Article written by Isabella Wu, 2018 BRIT Herbarium and Research Intern and student at Emory University. Clear skies heralded a warm afternoon with no cover

(En)TADA! The herbarium holds specimens of the LONGEST legumes in the world

Library Exhibition: Among the Birds and Flora of Texas

Dr. Eula Whitehouse’s Family Visits BRIT Library

Micromorphology of DFW Metroplex Fern and Lycophyte Spores

Saga of the Texas Prairie

Summer in Paradise: Preserving Plant Genomes across Texas

My Research Internship: An education beyond expectations

Botanists Amidst the Texas Flora: A GGI Summer Fellowship

Highlights from the Oliver G. Burk Children’s Library

A Natural Nature Networker

Dr. Sherwin Carlquist Collection

Mary Sophie Young

Two Dozen Reasons

Two Dozen Reasons – Photos

Two Botanists and An Artist Walk Into the Desert…

The Importance of Studying Natural History Collections Past, Present, and Future

Back For More

Summer 2017 Research and Herbarium Interns

A Summer Deep in the Weeds: Surprises Found Along the Way

A Day as a Botanical Illustrator

Become a Member

BECOME A MEMBER

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

Give Now!

Give Now!

Volunteer

Volunteer

Become a Member

BECOME A MEMBER

Give Now!

Give Now!

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

Volunteer

Volunteer

Phytophilia Blog

Become a Member

BECOME A MEMBER

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

Give Now!

Give Now!

Volunteer

Volunteer

Become a Member

BECOME A MEMBER

Give Now!

Give Now!

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

WEDDINGS, PARTIES & CELEBRATIONS

Volunteer

Volunteer

Subscribe