Herrick Brown
Curator
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: hbrown@mailbox.sc.edu
History of the Herbarium
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
Avery Browning
Assistant Curator
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: averyob@mailbox.sc.edu
Hien Dinh
Data Technician
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: hdinh@email.sc.edu
Plantman
Botanical Superhero
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: herbarium@mailbox.sc.edu
Affiliates and Researchers
Hannah Berberich
SCDNR Botany Data Technician
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust
Email: berberichh@dnr.sc.gov
Keith Bradley
State Botanist
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust
Email: bradleyk@dnr.sc.gov
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
Mihaly Czakó
Research Associate
University of South Carolina - Biological Sciences
Email: czako@biol.sc.edu
Maura Flannery
Research Affiliate
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH), Herbarium World
Email: flannerm@gmail.com
John Nelson
Curator Emeritus
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: johnbnelson@sc.rr.com
Albert Pittman
Retired State Botanist
University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH)
Email: abpittman@bellsouth.net
Mik Radek
SCDNR Botany Data Technician
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust
Email: radekm@dnr.sc.gov
Samantha Tessel
Upstate Botanist
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust
Email: tessels@dnr.sc.gov
Eric Ungberg
Lowcountry Botanist, USCH Research Affiliate
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust
Email: ungberge@dnr.sc.gov
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