Research Collections
In addition to our education programs and exhibits, the Bean Life Science Museum is home to several research collections for use by BYU faculty and the larger academic community. If you would like more info on a particular collection, you can contact one of the curators listed on each collection tab.
Vascular Plant Collection
Specimens: 600,000+
Type specimens: ~2,000
Major Groups include: ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and flowering plants
Geographic representation is world wide, with strong emphasis on the Great Basin & Intermountation West. The Herbarium is recognized as a major regional center for the study of Western American plants and is equally important as resource for student research and learning.
Current & recent research projects include threatened and endangered species, species delimitation, and phylogeography in western North America and Patagonia.
Active databasing allows this collection to be viewed online via intermountainbiota.org.
Type specimens: ~2,000
Major Groups include: ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and flowering plants
Geographic representation is world wide, with strong emphasis on the Great Basin & Intermountation West. The Herbarium is recognized as a major regional center for the study of Western American plants and is equally important as resource for student research and learning.
Current & recent research projects include threatened and endangered species, species delimitation, and phylogeography in western North America and Patagonia.
Active databasing allows this collection to be viewed online via intermountainbiota.org.
