MO - Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium - St. Louis, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 37.017 W 090° 15.742
15S E 738349 N 4277825
One of the largest herbaria in the world and second largest in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM4HJW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2008
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"The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Herbarium is one of the world’s outstanding
research resources for specimens and information on bryophytes and vascular
plants. The collection is limited to these two major groups of organisms. As of
1 January 2002 the collection contained 5,219,216 specimens (387,041 bryophytes
and 4,832,175 vascular plants).
The Herbarium at MO is divided between two buildings. The Bryophytes,
Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Monocots and Dicots through the Fabaceae (family
128) are located in the Lehmann Building, at the south end of the Garden
grounds, while Dicot families from Pandaceae (family 128A) through Asteraceae
(family 280) are in the Monsanto Center (4500 Shaw Blvd.)" -
Missouri Botanical Garden website
The coordinates and photos are of the Monsanto Center. The Herbarium
Secretary is located on the 2nd floor of the Monsanto Center. The
herbarium is open to anyone who has a legitimate reason to consult the
collections. Prior arrangements should be made with the Herbarium
Secretary or Curator.
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