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The Herbarium was established in 1953 by Professor Clinton Dodson who, with botany students, built the initial core of the collections. Dr. James Horton assumed the Directorship in 1962 and, over the next decade, significantly increased the number of plant specimens representing state and local flora. Exchange with UNC-Chapel Hill (NCU) during the 1970s and 80s also boosted the holdings of the collection. Dr. Dan Pittillo became the next Herbarium Director and contributed his personal collections from 1970 onward. After Dr. Pittillo\u2019s retirement in 2005, Dr. Katherine Mathews became Director of WCUH.<\/p>\n
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Representing over 1,400 collections made by Dan Pittillo and James Horton between 1966-1974, these collections document the flora of the unique, high-elevation (2,000-5,700 ft) rock outcrop habitat in the southern Appalachians. The specimens are maintained in separate folders from the main collections.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n ” button_text__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text__hover=”Click Here to Learn More!”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Significant Collections” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#C1A875″ body_font_size=”19px” background_image=”https:\/\/catcoll.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/herbarium-sheets.jpeg” global_colors_info=”{}” content__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” content__hover=”<\/p>\n WCUH is the main repository for Blue Ridge Parkway collections of North Carolina and also maintains collections from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National and State Park specimens are maintained in separate genus folders from the main collections.<\/p>\n ” background__hover_enabled=”on|hover” background_image__hover=”” background_enable_image__hover=”off”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Facilities” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#262626″ body_font_size=”20px” background_image=”https:\/\/catcoll.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-15-at-12.39.28-PM-e1657810762429.png” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” content__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” content__hover=”<\/p>\n The WCU Herbarium is housed on the fifth floor of the Apodaca Science Building. The pressed and dried plant specimens are stored in 38 metal Viking Cabinets, most of which are installed on a mobile compactor system for maximal storage efficiency. The main collections room contains the cabinets along with research benches, dissecting microscopes, and a specimen imaging system. Adjacent workrooms serve for specimen drying, freezing, mounting, and packaging.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Herbarium visitors may schedule an appointment by contacting the Director, Dr. Kathy Mathews at kmathews@email.wcu.edu or (828) 227-3659.<\/p>\n Mailing address:<\/p>\n WCU Herbarium Department of Biology, Apodaca Science Building, Room 518<\/p>\n 460 Memorial Drive, Western Carolina University<\/p>\n Cullowhee, NC 28723<\/p>\n ” background__hover_enabled=”on|hover” background_image__hover=”” background_enable_image__hover=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Activities” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”21px” background_image=”https:\/\/catcoll.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5049-scaled.jpg” min_height=”356.4px” global_colors_info=”{}” content__hover_enabled=”on|hover” content__hover=”<\/p>\n WCUH maintains an active loan program and is open to exchange of duplicate specimens with other herbaria. Digital loans may also be made to qualified researchers upon request. The collections are used for plant identification by professional botanists in the area, as well as for research in plant systematics by scientists around the country. WCU graduate students focusing on plant systematics use the collections for research and contribute their own collections to the Herbarium.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We offer assistance in plant species identification to members of the public. Those interested may email a digital photo of the plant in question for identification. The photo must be in focus, high-resolution, and include the entire plant or multiple photos of as many aspects of the plant as available (main stem, leaves, twigs, flowers, fruit). Provide information on the exact locality and date where the plant was found (a habitat photo may also be useful).<\/p>\n We provide educational, small-group tours of the collection as well as pressed-plant specimen preparation and plant identification workshops to non-profit groups interested in botany. 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