Vascular Plants

The Turrell Herbarium (MU) contains a geographically and taxonomically broad collection of approximately 340,000 accessioned specimens (with approximately 20,000 currently being cataloged).  Though the bulk of our collection is from North America (50%) and Ohio (15%), we have substantial holdings from Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Bahamas and Mexico), Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands.  MU houses important vascular plant collections, such as the W. H. Eshbaugh Capsicum collection, ferns from SE Asia, alpine plants from Iryan Jaya, fern allies (Isoetes, Lycopodium, Selaginella), Fabaceae (Astragalus, Cercis, Lupinus, Trifolium).  Additionally, we have large collections from Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, South Africa, and Ukraine. Important collectors include R. D. A. Bayliss, E. Belk, M. F. Spencer, M. E. Jones, J. L. Riddell, N. Goodall, F. W. Anderson, G. Hatschbach, F. D. Kelsey, P. Train, C. G. Pringle, G. T. Jones, and F. O. Grover.

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