The Science Seminar Series: October 9, 2008

What is really going on in that herbarium? An overview of my research program.

Dr. Richard Carter, Professor

Biology Department

Valdosta State University

Place: Powell Hall
Time: 4:00 -5:00pm

Abstract:

I have been on the faculty of Valdosta State since Fall Semester 1984. My research is centered in the field and herbarium, and, since 1985, I have served as Curator of the Valdosta State University Herbarium, a regional collection of more than 60,000 plant specimens, particularly rich in flora of the Georgia coastal plain. My research program comprises three main areas: flora of the Georgia coastal plain, plant systematics, and distribution and biology of weeds. I will describe the Valdosta State University Herbarium and discuss its significance and uses, and I will present results from selected research projects.