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Recent News
Tracing a Tropical Tree Across Continents
Recently, researchers from the University of Michigan’s Herbarium traveled to Panama to investigate why one of the rainforest’s most intriguing trees is found in two distant places.
New U-M Biorepository Portal Expands Global Access to Biodiversity Collections
Researchers around the world can now more easily discover and access thousands of biological specimens housed at the U-M thanks to the launch of the new LSA Biorepository Portal.
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 Featured Plant June 2026
Photo Credit: R.W. Smith
Symphyotrichum ontarionis - Found in forested river banks and floodplains; moist thickets and moist depressions in forests, whether oak-hickory or beech-maple. 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.
