If you wish to use our facilities:
The herbarium's official hours are 10-4 daily, however we often are open by
8:30 and stay open until after 5:00. Use of the herbarium on holidays and
weekends is sometimes possible. Any member of the public is welcome to use
the herbarium. If you have not visited the herbarium previously, we ask
that you make an appointment with us by calling Jean Shepard at
530-752-1091. The first time that you visit, we will advise you of certain
policies such as:
1) Dried plant material must be frozen at minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit
for seven days prior to bringing it into the herbarium. We will be glad to
freeze your plant material for you and then place it in a cabinet for your use.
2) All plant specimens must be stored in herbarium cabinets, when not in use.
Leaving plant specimens on counters overnight exposes them to herbarium beetles;
we will need to refreeze any plant material that is left out overnight.
3) Please do not turn herbarium specimens over like a book; keep them
face-up.
4) Please keep track of where you take specimens from in the cabinets
and re-file them carefully. We will explain our filing system to you, on
your first visit. The misfiling of specimens can result in the specimens being
lost for decades.
If you wish to request of loan of herbarium specimens:
The UC Davis Herbarium will loan specimens to other herbaria
recognized in Index Herbariorum, after we have received a written request from
the Director or Curator. Requests should be sent to: UC Davis Herbarium,
Plant Biology, UC Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 (jvshepard@ucdavis.edu).
Policy on destructive sampling: We must be consulted prior to removal
of plant parts from our specimens. Removal of plant parts may only be done
if there is sufficient material available. Material may not be removed
from type specimens, important historical specimens, or taxa represented by only
one specimen in our herbarium.
Before you return our specimens, you will be required to annotate each
specimen as to its identity and what material was removed from the specimen for
analysis.
The UC Davis Herbarium should be cited in any publications resulting from use
of our specimens, and we would appreciate receiving reprints of those
publications.
