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The Smithsonian's Department of Botany, in the National Museum of Natural History, is digitizing its vast collection of slides of plants from around the world, some specific collections of which are or will be featured here.

Ted Niehaus

Ted Niehaus donated 40 years of photography to the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and the Smithsonian and the NBII are collaborating to make his important collection of plant images available. Check back as more of his 18,000 images are placed into this gallery.

  • The Ted Niehaus Collection