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In botany, a herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in alcohol.
A herbarium can also be the building where the specimens are stored, or the scientific institute that not only stores but researches these specimens. The specimens in a herbarium are often used as reference material in describing plant taxa; some specimens may be types.
Form
To preserve their form and color, plants collected in the field are spread flat on sheets of newsprint and dried, usually in a plant press, between blotters or absorbent paper. The specimens, which are then mounted on sheets of stiff white paper, are labeled with all essential data, such as date and place found, description of the plant, altitude, and special habitat conditions. The sheet is then placed in a protective case. As a precaution against insect attack, the pressed plant is frozen or poisoned and the case disinfected. More on [ Herbarium ]
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Index Herbariorum - Global directory of public herbaria and staff, presented by the New York Botanical Garden. Searchable database, listing contact information, important holdings, approximate size, and staff for each facility.
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Fowler Herbarium - Collection of pressed plant specimens at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, open to the public. Profile of collection, plus a searchable database and related publications.
Herbarium (RNG), The University of Reading, UK. - An institution in which can be found both teaching and research opportunities. The Herbarium of the University is part of the School of Plant Sciences.
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Michigan State University Herbarium - Descriptions of the over 530,000 specimens, hours, and loan/exchange policies. Located in East Lansing.
National Herbarium Nederland - Information about the research themes and training undertaken at the national herbarium of the Netherlands, with links to the three contributary universities.
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National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago - Collection of scientific plant specimens, and some of the history behind one of the oldest Herbaria in the New World.
Rocky Mountain Herbarium - Facility of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, featuring the largest collection of plant specimens native to the Rocky Mountain area. Information about visiting, collections, and floristic research.
Thomas M. Pullen Herbarium - Collection of specimens from the southeastern U.S. at University of Mississippi, covering vascular plants, slime molds, bryophytes, and lichens. Searchable database of holdings.
University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) - The herbarium and the associated paleobotanical collection have combined holdings of approximately 1/2 million specimens. Includes library search, catalog, and project information.
University of Tennessee Herbarium - Databases of fungi, bryophytes, and vascular plants in the collection, located in Knoxville.
Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium - Housed on the campus in Logan, the herbarium holds collections of plants and fungi, with a particular emphasis on grasses. Information about holdings, projects, identification resources, and education.
Wisconsin State Herbarium - A museum collection of dried, labeled plants of state, national and international importance, which is used extensively for taxonomic and ecological research, as well as for teaching and public service. It contains the world's largest collection of Wisconsin plants, about one-third of its 1,000,000 specimens having been collected within the state.
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