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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

The Plant Press

 

From The Plant Press, Vol. 26, No. 2, April 2023.

Relocation of the Botany Research Greenhouse

In December 2022, the Department of Botany moved its living collections at the Museum Support Center (MSC) in Suitland, Maryland, to a temporary greenhouse. In February 2023 the 28-year-old Botany Research Greenhouse was razed for the construction of Pod 6. The new replacement greenhouse is under construction at MSC with occupancy scheduled for September 2023.

The new Department of Botany greenhouse under construction, April 2023
The new Department of Botany greenhouse under construction, April 2023. The new headhouse sits on left, the new greenhouse foundation is in the middle, and the temporary greenhouse is on right. (photo by Ken Wurdack)
Razing of old greenhouse, February 16, 2023.
Razing of old greenhouse, February 16, 2023. (photo by Ken Wurdack)
Interior temporary greenhouse with Botany living collections, April 2023
Interior temporary greenhouse with Botany living collections, April 2023. (photo by Ken Wurdack)