herbarium.wisc.eduWisconsin State Herbarium – Department of Botany – UW–Madison

Skip to main content U niversity of W isconsin –Madison UW Crest Wisconsin State Herbarium Department of Botany Menu open menu close Home About Expand Collapse History Loans Visiting Policies Contact People Collections Expand Collapse Vascular Plants Bryophytes Algae Fungi Lichens Wood Fossils Herbarium Library Maps Botanical Illustrations Teaching Herbarium Databases Expand Collapse Wisconsin Flora WIS Vascular Plants WIS Lichens WIS Bryophytes WIS Fungi WIS Types Midwest Herbaria Arctic Lichens iDigBio Research Expand Collapse Keys & Tools Publications Select Research Projects Funding Outreach Expand Collapse ID Services For Teachers For Students For Citizens Iltis Lecture & Fieldtrip News What is a herbarium? Click here to take a virtual tour of a herbarium specimen. WIS QUICK FACTS Specimen Collections WI Vascular Plants: >265,000 Other Vascular Plants: >800,000 Lichens: >167,000 MicroFungi: >91,000 Bryophytes: >47,000 Algae: >3,000 TOTAL: >1.37 Million Virtual Flora of WI Support WIS Make an online donation News Headlines US Potato Genebank Vouchers Transferred to WIS November 16, 2017 Smart Phone Plant ID App Being Developed for Wisconsin Flora October 31, 2017 Federal ‘Museums for America’ Grant Awarded to WIS October 12, 2017 WIS joins with other UW-Madison Museums to Integrate Collections September 1, 2017 WIS Hopes to Make the Most of Rediscovered Moss Specimens June 2, 2017 ‘Common Lichens of Wisconsin’ Color Booklet Published May 27, 2017 In Memory of Dr. Hugh H. Iltis, 1925-2016 December 19, 2016 Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Generously Support WIS December 8, 2016 George Washington Carver’s Fungi Specimens Rediscovered February 25, 2016 $355,000 Grant Awarded by NSF’s Collections in Support of Biological Research August 12, 2015 UW-Platteville transfers its herbarium of >7000 sheets to WIS July 21, 2015 Three-year NSF Grant Targets WIS’ Worldclass Collection of Parasitic Fungi June 1, 2015 Historical 1864 Civil War Specimen Discovered at WIS November 11, 2014 WIS Acquires World Class Lichen Collection October 3, 2014 WIS Leads New $2.5M NSF Great Lakes Invasives Network September 17, 2014 More News More Site footer content University logo that links to main university website Contact Us Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Botany Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706 USA Phone: 608-262-2792 facebook Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: kmcameron@wisc.edu . This site was built using the UW Theme | Privacy Notice | © 2020 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System....