We recently received a large donation of vascular plants from Mark Basinger. So far this includes material collected in Hawaii, Alaska, the Carolinas, Alabama, Georgia, West Virginia as well as Illinois. As I’ve been accessioning them into our herbarium, I’ve been enjoying the added diversity of what we currently have in our collection and the unique qualities of each pressed plant. Normally, I don’t get the chance to mount and accession material so I’m enjoying this chance to really look at this material. This is one of my favorites from this week. Sabatia campanulata (L.) Torrey, a member of the Gentian family, collected in North Carolina.