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Home to the J.M. Tucker Herbarium

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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Lasthenia No. 64

Lasthenia, Issue No. 64 - Fall 2025

Lasthenia No. 64 is here!

Lasthenia is the semi-annual newsletter of the Davis Botanical Society, published in collaboration with the staff of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory and the Center for Plant Diversity.

We invite members to submit articles relating to botany in our area of interest.  This can include articles, book reviews, and upcoming events such as field trips or workshops. For more information or to submit an article, please contact our current editor Kate Mawdsley.

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Lichen Identification Workshops, October 3 & 4, 2026

Oct 3-4, 2026
Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Katherine Esau Science Hall
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UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity
1026 Katherine Esau Science Hall 
(formerly Sciences Laboratory Building)
505 Hutchison Drive
Davis, CA 95616

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University of California Holidays:
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(530) 752-1091
 

Collections Manager, Teri Barry
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Curator, Alison Colwell 
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Faculty Director, Daniel Potter
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