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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) hbrown@mailbox.sc.edu
Avery Browning
Avery Browning
Assistant Curator University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) averyob@mailbox.sc.edu
Hien Dinh
Hien Dinh
Data Technician University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) hdinh@email.sc.edu
Plantman
Plantman
Botanical Superhero University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) herbarium@mailbox.sc.edu

Affiliates and Researchers

Keith Bradley
Keith Bradley
State Botanist South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust bradleyk@dnr.sc.gov
John Nelson
John Nelson
Curator Emeritus University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) johnbnelson@sc.rr.com
Mihaly Czakó
Mihaly Czakó
Research Associate University of South Carolina - Biological Sciences czako@biol.sc.edu
Maura Flannery
Maura Flannery
Research Affiliate University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) + Herbarium World 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 czakoc@dnr.sc.gov
Samantha Tessel
Samantha Tessel
Upstate Botanist South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust tessels@dnr.sc.gov
Eric Ungberg
Eric Ungberg
Lowcountry Botanist + USCH Research Affiliate South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust ungberge@dnr.sc.gov
Albert Pittman
Albert Pittman
Retired State Botanist University of South Carolina - A.C. Moore Herbarium (USCH) abpittman@bellsouth.net
Hannah Berberich
Hannah Berberich
SCDNR Botany Data Technician South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust berberichh@dnr.sc.gov
Mik Radek
Mik Radek
SCDNR Botany Data Technician South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) - Natural Heritage Trust 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) -----




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