Courses associated with the ASU Herbarium | Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center

Flora of Arizona 2016 students - Rio Salado field trip

Flora of Arizona students - Rio Salado field trip 2016

PLB 300 Plant Diversity and Evolution

PLB 302 Plants and Civilization

PLB 306 Plant Anatomy

PLB 313 The Flora of Arizona

PLB 498 Sonoran Desert Field Botany (Makings)

PLB 498 Taxonomic Revisions (Landrum)

PLB 498 Grasses of Arizona (Makings) Special topics seminar Bio 498/591

course description: The grasses are one of the largest families of flowering plants and by far the most important to humans and include rice, wheat, rye, corn, sugar cane, bamboo, and barley, just to name a few. Some of the topics we will cover: systematics, evolution, ecology, grassland geography, morphological characters, and of course we will learn a lot of Arizona taxa with the use of dichotomous keys. As is typical of a seminar format, students will also be expected to do an independent and/or team project.

PLB 499 Individualized Instruction

PLB 591 Plant Biology Seminar

Contact Liz Makings for more information elizabeth.makings@asu.edu

Ichthyology Collection

The Ichthyology Collection (ASUFIC) contains approximately 22,000 lots representing more than 580 species, with a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. ASUFIC represents the largest collection of freshwater fishes in Arizona, with historic specimens of threatened, endangered, and extinct species. Please direct inquiries regarding collection access and specimen use to the Collection Manager, Dr. Dakota Rowsey, at drowsey@asu.edu

Mammalogy Collection

The Mammalogy Collection (ASUMAC) contains approximately 9,300 specimens representing more than 160 species, with a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States. The research collection represents the second-largest mammal collection in Arizona and contains regionally important collections from the Sonoran Desert, Mogollon Rim, and Kaibab Plateau. Please direct inquiries regarding collection access and specimen use to the Collection Manager, Dr. Dakota Rowsey, at drowsey@asu.edu

Mollusk Collection

The Arizona State University Mollusk Collection (ASUMOC) is curated by volunteer and avid shell enthusiast, Dale Snyder. It consists of approximately 140,000 shell specimens, and includes members from five of the seven classes of the phylum Mollusca.

Ornithology Collection

The Ornithology Collection (ASUORC) at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 2,000 specimens representing more than 300 species, with global coverage and a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States, northwestern Mexico, and the Neotropics. Please direct inquiries regarding collection access and specimen use to the Collections Manager, Dr. Dakota Rowsey, at drowsey@asu, or the Curator, Dr. Jay Taylor, at jetaylo6@asu.edu.

Herpetology Collection

The Herpetology Collection (ASUHEC) contains approximately 40,000 specimens representing more than 900 species, with global coverage and a geographic concentration in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Our collections contain a particularly dense geographic coverage of Arizona tiger salamanders. Please direct inquiries for specimen use and collection access to the Collection Manager, Dr. Dakota Rowsey, at drowsey@asu.edu

Fossil Plant Collection

The Fossil Plant Collection (ASUPC) is a unique resource for the ASU Natural History community, supporting plant evolutionary research, teaching, and public outreach.

Hasbrouck Insect Collection

The Hasbrouck Insect Collection (ASUHIC) is a vibrant part of the ASU Natural History Collections community, with a diverse array of insect research, learning, and outreach activities.

Lichen Herbarium

The ASU Lichen Herbarium (ASU) is among the ten largest collections of lichenized fungi in the US; it contains some 115,000 specimens. The collection has a particularly strong focus on the Greater Sonoran Desert Region [northwestern Mexico: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, western Chihuahua and northern Sinaloa; and southwestern USA, Arizona, southern California].

Vascular Plant Herbarium

The Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU) is among the most important in the greater Sonoran Desert region with over 315,000 specimens. We are particularly proud of our holdings of Cactaceae which include over 1,100 chromosome counts.