herbarium

This is a guest post by 2021 DEI Biocollections Summer Scholars Program alum, Mary Haddad.

Botany week, where do I even start? I had trouble getting started on this post for a while, wondering how exactly to describe the biocollections experiences I’d had at Alameda. Do I talk about mounting, or specimen collecting or even the intricate organizational structure of the collections?

Are Herbaria Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

By Walter Fertig, Arizona State University herbarium

Originally published in Sego Lily 2016 Vol 39(1):6-8.