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Featured Fungus Specimen A cluster of "ghostly" golden chanterelles, Cantharellus phasmatis M.J. Foltz & T.J. Volk. Part of a cryptic species complex, this species was originally described from the driftless region of western Wisconsin. Foltz has recently confirmed using molecular techniques that populations exist here in Michigan, including the Washtenaw county specimens pictured here. Golden chanterelles are highly sought-after for their culinary value. The University of Michigan Herbarium holds over 1500 collections of Cantharellus as part of a fungal collection estimated to contain at least 285,000 specimens. Photo: M.J. Foltz

Featured Vascular Plant Specimen Marsh thistle (Cirsium muticum) is a native thistle that grows in moist to wet areas throughout Michigan. The deep rose-purple flowers and the weak spines make this species one of the most attractive thistles occurring in the state. Specimens of this species are included in the 1.1 million vascular plant collections in MICH.

Featured Moss Specimen MICH houses 2100 specimens of the widespread moss genus Brachythecium Schimp., which is named for its relatively short and thick capsules. In Michigan, Brachythecium is represented by ca. 15 species, which are documented at MICH by 307 collections.

Featured Algae Specimen The type specimen of Pseudogrinnellia barrattiae M.J. Wynne (phylum Rhodophyta), described from Wadi Forh, Sultanate of Oman, northern Arabian Sea (Wynne 1999). This specimen has sori of sporangia scattered over the blade surface. This alga is one of approximately 106,000 specimens of algae in MICH.

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Recent News

Anderson retires after 40 years

On Friday, June 28, 2019, the Research Museums Center staff celebrated the official retirement of Herbarium Research Scientist Christiane Anderson

NSF grants $4.3 million to UMMZ and collaborators for Terrestrial Parasite Tracker project

Parasites play significant roles in human health, wildlife conservation and livestock productivity.

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Welcome to the Herbarium

The University of Michigan Herbarium is home to some of the finest botanical collections in the world. The 1.7 million specimens of vascular plants, algae, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens combined with the expertise of the faculty-curators, students, and staff provide a world-class facility for teaching and research in systematic biology and biodiversity studies.

Michigan Flora October Featured Plant

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Michigan Flora Online

The Michigan Flora Website presents information about all vascular plants known to occur outside of cultivation. Information includes distribution maps, identification keys, discussions of species occurrence, and specimens documented.

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Events

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Oct

EEB Thursday Seminar: Who plants mate with, how they do it, and why it matters

Yaniv Brandvain, Assistant Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota

4:00 PM
1060 Biological Sciences Building

Upcoming

Oct

EEB Museums Friday Seminar - Why there are so many kinds of tropical trees

Egbert Leigh, Senior Staff Scientist (Emeritus) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

11:00 AM
1006 Research Museums Center

Oct

EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Phenotypic and genotypic changes in the evolution of antibiotic resistance after decades of relaxed selection

Kyle Card, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics & EEBB Program, Michigan State University

12:00 PM
1010 Biological Sciences Building

Oct

EEB Thursday Seminar: The long-term climate change mitigation potential of working lands

Whendee L. Silver, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry and Rudy Grah Endowed Chair in Forestry and Sustainability, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley