Specimen image of ‘Delesseria sanguinea’ pink seaweed from Stromness, collected and pressed in 1928.

Specimen image of Magnus Spence Herbarium sheet reference 330, ‘Bellis perennis L. Bellis perennis L. Daisy’.

Our Natural History Collections Curatorial Assistant Dr Gareth Squire and photographer Rebecca Marr have been busy digitising the catalogue of our herbarium and algarium recently, so we’ve a few #seaweedstories and #florafables for you in the pipeline!