"Botanists estimate as much as half of the planet’s undiscovered flora could be found in herbaria backlogs." The world's botanical records are in danger. @jeva.bsky.social@jmheberling.bsky.social@doctorzedd.bsky.social about the urgent need to preserve herbaria:

A Hundred Years of Climate Data Is on the Verge of Withering Away

The imminent closure of Duke University’s herbarium sparked an outcry in the natural sciences community. But the loss to climate science could be even worse.