Herbarium facts for kids
In botany, an herbarium is the building where the specimens are stored, or the scientific institute that not only stores but researches these specimens. A dried plant mounted on a sheet also is an herbarium. In scientific literature herbaria are recognized by acronyms, for example NY specimens are kept in New York Botanical garden.
Related pages
- herbal - description of plants and their uses, common in the Middle Ages
Images for kids
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Herbarium specimens ("exsiccatae") of various Nepenthes at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France
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Herbarium book with Japanese plants, Siebold collection Leiden, 1825
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Preparing a plant for mounting
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A large herbarium may have hundreds of cases filled with specimens.
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The Swedish Museum of Natural History (S), Stockholm, Sweden
See also
In Spanish: Herbario para niños
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