The herbarium of William & Mary (WILLI) was formally organized in 1968, and has since grown to over 81,500 accessioned specimens representing most of our regional vascular plant species. About one ...

The Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU) is a broad collection, both taxonomically and geographically. Holdings include specimens of vascular plants, mosses, fungi, and algae, along with our special ...

Though it’s little known to most Atlantans, the Emory University Herbarium is marking its 75th year as the home of over 25,000 plant specimens, neatly dried, labeled, and organized in filing ...

The Duke Herbarium is the second-largest private university herbarium in the U.S. and is home to more than 825,000 plant specimens, including some specimens almost 200 years old.

Duke’s collection of more than 800,000 specimens of fungi, plants and algae makes the herbarium one of the largest in the country. The move to close it has drawn criticism from faculty and ...

The Rocky Mountain Herbarium is the fourth-largest public university herbarium and is ranked 14th out of 873 herbaria in the United States. With over 1.4 million total specimens, its collections are ...

I spent 10 years volunteering in Biology at Duke — including supporting the Herbarium. Never did I imagine Duke would make the short-sighted decision to drop the Herbarium.

Duke University is closing its herbarium, which is among the largest herbaria in the country, housing more than 825,000 plant species.. The decision comes amid budget cuts and staff shortages, ...

Now the collection’s future is uncertain. Earlier this year, Duke announced plans to shut down the world-renowned herbarium, citing the high cost of maintaining the roughly 850,000-specimen ...

A collection of dried plants, algae, fungi, lichen and more will leave Duke University. The plants are preserved and dried to be called upon later for research inside what’s called a herbarium.

The Duke Herbarium was established in 1921 and has steadily grown in the 103 years since. Researchers not only study the plants, but also other species, such as lichens, to examine the effects of ...