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Herbarium
Recent News
Faculty Publication Spotlight: Mia Howard in OIKOS
The article, titled "Three decades of experimental nitrogen fertilization increases the frequency of a defensive plant morph," was also featured in Michigan News!
EEB Museums' Spotlight: Science, meet art. U-M museums’ insect, plant collections on display at Toledo Museum of Art
Today's headlines in The University Record included a story on the Museum of Zoology and Herbarium's specimens on display at the Toldeo Museum of Art
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 August Featured Plant
Photo Credit: R.W. Smith
Doellingeria umbellata - This is one of our most distinctive asters and is common throughout the state. 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.
