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Explore the U-M Herbarium Through Art

Check out six new Herbarium coloring sheets, inspired by real specimens in the U-M Herbarium’s world-class collections

Herbarium Spotlight: Exploring the World of Plant “Feathers”

EEB Ph.D. student Rosemary Glos studies the tiny hairs on leaves, called trichomes, which play an outsized role in plant survival. Thanks to the U-M Herbarium, and its extensive collections, she can examine dozens of species from around the world.

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 October Featured Plant

Photo Credit: R.W. Smith

Thelesperma megapotamicum  -  A waif collected in 1902 by E. J. Cole from a farm in Kent Co, Learn More

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.

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