Director of the Herbarium
Sara Fuentes-Soriano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Curator, Plant Systematics
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Specialty : Brassicaceae - American (Southwestern US and Mexico)
View Fuentes-Soriano Profile | Fuentes-Soriano Researchgate | Google Scholar | CV
Email: sfuensor@nmsu.edu
Curator
Zachary Rogers, M.S.
Professor and Botanist
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Specialty : plant taxonomy, nomenclature, tropical vascular plants; study groups - Thymelaeaceae, Weinmannia (Cunoniaceae), Garcinia (Clusiaceae), etc.
View Rogers Profile | Rogers Researchgate
Email: zrogers@nmsu.edu
Associated Faculty
Donovan Bailey, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Plant Systematics
Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Specialty : Brassicaceae, Leucaena (Leguminosae)
Email: dbailey@nmsu.edu
Nicole Pietrasiak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Soil Microbiology
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Specialty : Biodiversity of soil crust communities
Email: npietras@nmsu.edu
Richard Spellenberg, Ph.D.
Emeritus Curator (Volunteer), Plant Systematics
Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Specialty : Asteraceae, Nyctagynaceae, Fagaceae ( Quercus)
Email: spelly@zianet.com
Kelly Allred, Ph.D.
Emeritus Curator, Plant Systematics
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Specialty : Poaceae, range and poisonous plants, Bryophytes
Email: kallred@nmsu.edu
Herbarium Students and Interns
Marisa Mancillas, Master Graduate Student
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Research Project: Historical Ecology project investigating biogeographic shifts among plant species along an elevational gradient in response to climate global change at the Organ Mountains, NM.
- 2021 Native Plant Society Annual Conference Presentation
- 2022 Society for the Range Management Meeting Presentation
Interests: Rangeland ecology, botany, ecology, restoration, historical ecology, ethnobotany, gardening, leadership, and mentoring.
Email: mmarisa@nmsu.edu
Micah Funk, Master Graduate Student
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Research Project: Oryx and cattle breeds interaction in desert rangeland vegetation and soils of the Chihuahuan Desert, NM.
Interests: Range ecology and restoration, gardening, carpentry, livestock, and water use efficient agriculture.
Email: funkm@nmsu.edu
Tiana Nez, Master Graduate Student
Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Research Project: Impacts of Seed Source in Seed Dormancy and Germination of Restoration-Relevant Spike Dropseed Grass and Tanseyleaf Aster Species in the Chihuahuan Desert
Interests: Range ecology and restoration
Email: beall33@nmsu.edu
Alicia Marmolejo, Masters Graduate Student
Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer Environmental Sciences
Research Projects:
- Evaluation of Perennial Forages for Limited Irrigated Southern Great Plains Forage Systems
- Invasion genomics of camphor weed. 2022 Consortium for Invasion Plant Genomics Presentation
Interests: Rangeland ecology, botany, and soil science
Email: alice12@nmsu.edu
Takoda Cano, Intern (undergraduate)
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Herbarium project: Herbarium digitization, plant specimen mounting and repair, and plant-related literature searching
Interests: I am a fashion major here at NMSU. I enjoy sketching, art, sci-fi movies, and design just to name a few things.
Email: takoda62@nmsu.edu
Herbarium Associates
Carolyn Gressit, Volunteer (Data-basing, filing, etc.)
Plant enthusiast, President of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico Las Cruces Chapter
Specialty or Interests : plants (and most other living things), music & dance, & hiking.
Email: canton49@hotmail.com
Julie Groth-Sorensen, Volunteer (Specimen data verification, cataloging library materials and creating written protocols for various tasks)
Specialty or Interests : Plant, bird, garden, hiking and cooking enthusiast
John Freyermuth, Volunteer (Herbarium library)
Membership secretary, Native Plant Society of New Mexico Las Cruces Chapter
Specialty or Interests:
1) Updating and maintaining plant lists for local trails, canyons, and other small natural areas such as wetlands, parks, and monuments;
2) basic plant identification
3) Ecology
4) Reading
Email: szygint4@hotmail.com
Cheryl Beymer, Volunteer (Specimen mounting - moss collection)
Specialty or Interests : Learning about plants, birding and hiking
Former NMC Members
Lillis Urban, Ph.D.
Former NMC Curator
Specialty : Brassicaceae, vascular plants
Email: lillisurban@gmail.com
Patrick Alexander, Ph.D.
Former NMC Curator
Specialty : All things plants...
Email: palexan@POLYPLOID.NET
Former Herbarium Interns
Chloe Battista, B.S. Conservation Biology
Lead Field Botanist, Chicago Botanical Garden (2020-present)
Interests: Conservation and restoration of threatened & endangered floras, ethnobotany
Trystan Harpold, B.S. Conservation Biology
Graduate Student University of Missouri - Columbia, Master Student (2020 - present)
Interest: Forestry
Sarah Ramirez, B.S. Horticulture
Graduate Student New Mexico State University - Master Student (2022 - present)
Email: srami240@nmsu.edu
