S. L. Welsh Herbarium - Vascular Plants

Specimens: 600,000+
Type specimens: ~2,000

Major groups represented:

• Hydrophyllaceae (Boraginaceae)
• Fabaceae
• Polemoniaceae

Geographic representation: World wide, with strong emphasis on the Great Basin & Intermountation West. The Herbarium is recognized as a major regional center for the study of Western American plants and is equally important as resource for student research and learning.

A substantial effort to digitize the entire collection to facilitate on-line access to specimen data has been initiated; access to a limited (but growing) set of specimens is possible through the University’s Lee Library:

Specimen Archive

Current research projects include threatened and endangered species, species delimitation, and phylogeography in western North America and Patagonia. To arrange to visit the herbarium, request specimen information, or request specimen loans, please contact Leigh Johnson, the herbarium curator.