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Norbert HolsteinThis is a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/grass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grass</a>‽ From giant bamboos to maize and the common lawn ryegrass, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Poaceae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poaceae</a> can be quite variable. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Panicum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Panicum</a> cupressifolium from <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Madagascar</a> has minute leaves, making it look like a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/cypress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cypress</a> (hence the name). <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/IAmABotanist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAmABotanist</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a>

Norbert HolsteinIn the past, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/herbaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herbaria</a> were bound volumes. Some had beautiful arrangements and even drawings of vases from which the plants would appear to be in. At the NHM London, we have bound volumes by the Liberato Sabbati, curator of the Rome botanical garden in the mid 1700s. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a>

Norbert Holstein<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Herbarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Herbarium</a> specimens often lose their colours and turn brownish. But sometimes colours persist, especially when material was dried quickly. This <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Anemone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anemone</a> sends a colourful spring greeting from the NHM London on a grey February day. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a>

Norbert HolsteinWhat a massive <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/poppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poppy</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flower</a> on a new specimen from the NHM London 😳 This <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Papaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Papaver</a> orientale is huge with 16 cm/7" in diameter. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a>

Norbert HolsteinA scientific request to search for specimens in the genus <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Cinnamomum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cinnamomum</a> couldn't have come at a better time. Even after decades since collecting, the specimens still have a slight scent of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/cinnamon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cinnamon</a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/clove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clove</a>. 🤩 <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PumpkinSpice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PumpkinSpice</a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/gingerbread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gingerbread</a> are in the air! <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a>

Norbert HolsteinSurreal! The red folders are <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/type" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#type</a> specimens at <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon</a>. [Type specimens are the very definition of a species and therefore really important]. The red shelf contains the NHM's collections of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Stelis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stelis</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/orchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orchids</a> from the region 23 (Tropical South America). <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a>

Norbert HolsteinOne wouldn't mount <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/herbarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herbarium</a> specimens like this anymore, but this one from <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NHMLondon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NHMLondon</a> does have an artistic appeal. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ModernArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModernArt</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a> @museum

Norbert HolsteinMistakes happen, even in a great <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/herbarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herbarium</a>. It is a bit unfortunate though if specimen labels were switched accidentally and both specimens are types. 😬😳 But great if one can figure that problem out. 😁<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HerbariumLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbariumLife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CuratorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CuratorLife</a>

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