History of the Herbarium


Andrew Charles Moore
Dr. Andrew Charles Moore

The herbarium was initially located in LeConte College on the east end of the USC campus, later to be moved to the "old" Coker Biology Building at the west end of the Horseshoe, and finally to its present location in the "new" Coker Life Sciences Building on Sumter Street. The herbarium was named in Moore's honor in 1986.

The herbarium has formed the nucleus for much of the botanical research that has taken place at USC. During the 1950s and 1960s, substantial additions to the collection were made by Wade T. Batson, his colleagues, and his students. Important sets of collections have been made by Richard Porcher, John Logue, John Fairey, John Barry, Janice Coffee, Michael Dennis, Douglas Rayner, John Clonts, Cynthia Aulbach, John Nelson, Albert Pittman, Douglas Kennemore, and others. The herbarium also houses several special collections which are filed separately: the A. C. Moore Collection, the Brookgreen Gardens Collection, the H. W. Ravenel Collection of Converse College and a collection of type specimens.

By 1990, the herbarium contained 50,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and algae. Since then, a collection of several hundred South Carolina lichens has been added. For convenience, the herbarium may be referred to as "USCH", its internationally recognized acronym. For a list of other herbaria throughout the world, visit Index Herbariorum.




Staff

Herrick Brown

Herrick Brown

Curator

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: hbrown@mailbox.sc.edu


Avery Browning

Avery Browning

Assistant Curator

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: averyob@mailbox.sc.edu


Hien Dinh

Hien Dinh

Data Technician

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: hdinh@email.sc.edu


Plantman

Plantman

Botanical Superhero

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: herbarium@mailbox.sc.edu


Affiliates and Researchers

Keith Bradley

Keith Bradley

State Botanist

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: bradleyk@dnr.sc.gov


John Nelson

John Nelson

Curator Emeritus

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: johnbnelson@sc.rr.com


Mihaly Czakó

Mihaly Czakó

Research Associate

University of South Carolina - Biological Sciences


Email: czako@biol.sc.edu


Maura Flannery

Maura Flannery

Research Affiliate

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH), Herbarium World


Email: flannerm@gmail.com


Csilla Czakó

Csilla Czakó

SCDNR Botany & Plant Conservation Program Liaison, GIS Specialist, USCH Research Affiliate

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: czakoc@dnr.sc.gov


Samantha Tessel

Samantha Tessel

Upstate Botanist

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: tessels@dnr.sc.gov


Eric Ungberg

Eric Ungberg

Lowcountry Botanist, USCH Research Affiliate

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: ungberge@dnr.sc.gov


Albert Pittman

Albert Pittman

Retired State Botanist

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)


Email: abpittman@bellsouth.net


Hannah Berberich

Hannah Berberich

SCDNR Botany Data Technician

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: berberichh@dnr.sc.gov


Mik Radek

Mik Radek

SCDNR Botany Data Technician

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust


Email: radekm@dnr.sc.gov


Volunteers

Mimi Sansbury

Mimi Sansbury

USCH Volunteer

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)



Paula Ashley

Paula Ashley

USCH Volunteer

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)



Ted Kalutz

Ted Kalutz

USCH Volunteer

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)



Sharon Rotundo

Sharon Rotundo

USCH Volunteer

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)



Zoe Baker

Zoe Baker

USCH Volunteer

University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)