JOHN M. TUCKER HERBARIUM

DAVIS, CA

The John M. Tucker Herbarium is located at the University of California Davis and houses a large collection of plant specimens. Founded in 1929 and named after the first professor of botany, John M. Tucker, the herbarium is now one of the largest herbaria in North America and the largest in California. It consists of over 400,000 specimens, representing more than 8,000 species of plants, primarily from California and the western United States. The herbarium also holds specimens from other parts of the world, including Africa, Asia, and South America.

The herbarium is an important research resource for scientists, providing access to a wide range of plant specimens for the study of plant taxonomy and plant diversity. The collection is also used for a variety of other research activities, such as evolutionary biology and conservation biology. The collection includes specimens that were collected as far back as the mid-1800s, providing valuable historical information on the distribution of plants in the past.

The herbarium is open to the public and offers a variety of educational activities, including tours, workshops, and seminars, as well as access to the collection for research purposes. The herbarium also offers an online database of its specimens, providing a useful resource for researchers and educators. The John M. Tucker Herbarium is an important resource for plant science research and education at the University of California Davis.

JOHN M. TUCKER HERBARIUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in DAVIS CA. US MID #8400600372

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

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JOHN M. TUCKER HERBARIUM
BOTANY DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS
CA
95616-8537

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