Among the more thrilling highlights are several ‘toothy toadstools’ (tooth fungi), with type specimens collected from near ...

The hard work bears a reward at the end of the day. In the evenings we sat outside our little house and admired the view ...

The Living Collections are the foundation of our two botanic gardens, Kew and Wakehurst. They are the most diverse collections of any botanic garden in the world. Part of our role is to identify, ...

Scientists at Kew have been studying pollen structure for many years, and trying to unravel how and why certain structures have evolved. In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen of ...

Whilst we were closed, we lost vital income that supported our world-class horticultural and conservation work. We need your help more than ever to protect the future of Kew. If you can't get to the ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Our group has a focus on description, conservation and e-taxonomy of fungi, primarily from the UK. The fungi of our nation are immensely diverse, and despite 250-odd years of scientific study, dozens ...

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Study finds medicinal properties of heather nectar protect bumblebees from disease Discovery shows the vital importance of protecting plants like heather to help address bee decline Heather in UK is ...

Research into useful plants informed by Kew's collections, science strategy and heritage. Research portfolio includes plant fibres (barkcloth, textiles, basketry), medicinal plants and the history of ...

After a thesis on the taxonomy a genus of Apocynaceae (Strophanthus) I worked as a jack of all trades in the East African Herbarium, Nairobi, for five years; a lot of field work, a lot of herbarium ...