Gretchen and Stanley Jones Palynological Collection
In spring 2014, BRIT received the gift of the Gretchen and Stanley Jones Palynological Collection (a special collection for the study of pollen), personally built by Dr. Gretchen Jones over her career at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) where she was a Palynological Research Botanist with the Agricultural Research Service. This gift consisted of 150+ hard-bound […]
Acquisitions, Loans, and Exchanges
The BRIT Herbarium grows through the active exchange of plant material with other institutions, the acquisition of orphaned or donated herbaria, and donations of plant material by independent botanical collectors. Although BRIT is interested in receiving material from all continents, we have a particular interest in specimens collected in Texas, the southeastern United States, the […]
Growth of the BRIT Herbarium Collections
Herbaria around the world struggle to keep their doors open, to raise operational funds, to seek the support of their administration, and to keep their collections active and growing. Unfortunately many herbaria reach a point at which they have to close their doors. The BRIT herbarium has provided a secure location to house many orphaned […]
Pondering Poaceae Across Texas
Dan Caudle discusses his interest in grasses and grasslands, giving particular attention to his work with Meredith Ellis, a young rancher and committed conservationist in Cooke County, Texas.
