BotanyRyan Schmidt
2021 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Rediscovering the “Weeds” of New Jersey: Understanding the Distribution of Weedy and Nonnative Species in New Jersey through Specimen Collection
In his research, Schmidt aims to gain insights into the current and past distributions of the “weedy” and non-native plants of New Jersey through the use of recent and historical herbarium records. He will collect new herbarium specimens of many of these under-collected species, present throughout the state of New Jersey along the urban-to-rural gradient, in order to better understand the current impact of these plants and how their distribution has changed over time.
The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To promote the importance of botany to horticulture by encouraging young students to study field botany in the U.S., and to offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field beyond the regular course of study.
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