UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity

Herbarium Happenings

Herbarium specimen yields clues to wine country blight.

Researchers Adrien Rieux, Nathalie Becker, and Paola Campos from the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) sample historic Vitis vinifera specimens in the herbarium. — Researchers Adrien Rieux, Nathalie Becker, and Paola Campos from the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) sample historic Vitis vinifera specimens in the herbarium. Click here for link to article.

Upcoming Events

Photo of the entrance to the Herbarium entrance as seen from the alley.

Volunteer Sunday afternoons at the Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium

Mar 2, 2025

Center for Plant Diversity, Katherine Esau Science Hall

Vintage microscope representing the concept of looking through a microscope to see more detail of the plant's anatomy. Today digital microscopes allow for viewing on a screen.

Student Grant Applications Due

Mar 3, 2025

Keying tools - plants, microscope, tweezers, The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California

Monthly Plant Identification session with Ceanothus (California Vascular Plant ID)

Mar 20, 2025

Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Katherine Esau Science Hall

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