Herbarium
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Museum Studies Student Christiana Sinacola — “Conversations from the Herbarium”
Museum Studies Program Student Christiana Sinacola provides insight to her semester work at the herbarium digitizing and databasing specimens as part of the NSF fundes "All Asia" project.
In the News: Conflict in the canopy as human and climate factors drive liana dominance over trees
According to Robyn Burnham, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan in the U.S., lianas bring a host of benefits to local ecosystems.
Herbarium
The University of Michigan Herbarium is home to some of the finest botanical collections in the world. The 1.7 million specimens of vascular plants, algae, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens combined with the expertise of the faculty-curators, students, and staff provide a world-class facility for teaching and research in systematic biology and biodiversity studies.
Michigan Flora May Feature Plant
Photo credit: R.W. Smith
Solidago flexicaulis - Moist, rich forests, often in moist hollows, ravines, and banks; rocky (especially limestone) forests. Learn More
We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, the Herbarium needs your support.
Michigan Flora Online
The Michigan Flora Website presents information about all vascular plants known to occur outside of cultivation. Information includes distribution maps, identification keys, discussions of species occurrence, and specimens documented.