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Composed of 300,000 vascular plant specimens, 2,400 bryophyte specimens, 2,000 macroalga specimens, 1,700 lichen specimens, and 600 conifer cones!

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With unique plant collections from around the world and helpful services like plant pressing and ID, we invite you to explore, learn, and engage with plant diversity.

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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.

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