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Welcome to EEB Interim Chair, Stephen A. Smith!
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology extends a warm welcome to its interim chair, Professor Stephen A. Smith. Stephen will serve in this role during the 2026–27 academic year while EEB Chair and Professor Nate Sanders is on sabbatical.
U-M Herbarium Spotlight: Lost for 35 Years, a Tardigrade-Killing Fungus Makes an Unexpected Return
Missing for more than three decades, a fungus that infects microscopic creatures has made an unexpected comeback. This discovery highlights how the collections at the U-M Herbarium continue to drive new scientific discoveries.
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 July 2026
Photo Credit: Charles Peirce
Tragopogon pratensis - The earliest collections are from Kent and Van Buren Cos. in 1880. 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.
