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Rob Cubey, Plant Records Officer
Rob Cubey, Plant Records Officer
I am the Plant Records Officer of the RBGE, handling the data management for both the Living and Herbarium collections. This includes the provision of data to the RBGE online catalogues as well as providing data to numerous external data…
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Projects
Projects
Members of the Herbarium team are actively involved in many local, national and international projects in which the collections are a fundamental part. RBGE has also taken a leading role in developing curatorial systems and digitisation processes,…
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Artist Collaborations
Artist Collaborations
The herbarium regularly welcomes artists in to work with the collections. A wide variety of work results from these collaborations, with pieces that are inspired by the natural forms found within our collections. Some recent collaborations have…
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Collection Arrangement
Collection Arrangement
The collections have been listed in the order that they occur in the Herbarium.
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Algae
Algae
Algae is the term used for a large polyphyletic group of photosynthetic organisms. They are primarily aquatic (marine and freshwater), but can also be terrestrial. The algae collection has been built up over the last 200 years, with the earliest…
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Fungi
Fungi
Fungi are an essential part of many ecosystems. The diversity of fungi is only partly understood, and many new species are yet to be discovered. Most fungi are microscopic and hard to detect, but others intermittently produce fruiting bodies –…
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Lichens
Lichens
Lichens are very diverse; there are c. 20,000 to 30,000 species globally. They are ecologically important; they break down rocks forming stable soils, and they fix nitrogen from the atmosphere making it available for plant growth. Scotland is home…
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Care and Conservation of Specimens
Care and Conservation of Herbarium Specimens
We have a duty to provide a safe and secure environment for all of our collections. To protect our herbarium specimens from loss or damage, we have specifically designed storage and strict specimen handling guidelines. The condition of the…
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Community Engagement at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Community Education
We are a team that works towards a shared mission and vision, and we work alongside volunteers, freelancers and community partners to achieve this. We deliver a range of projects and programmes, all with a focus on facilitating connections between…
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American Friends of the Botanics Foundation
American Friends of the Botanics Foundation
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) founded in 1670 is one of the four top scientific focussed botanical gardens in the world. The living collection at RBGE encompasses more than 130,000 plants and 13,600 species from over 160…