How herbarium specimens are prepared at the Cambridge University Herbarium

A quick walkthrough of how plant specimens end up in the collections of the Cambridge University Herbarium, from the moment they are collected, pressed and dried, to the moment they are laid away in compactors, safely attached to a sheet of archival paper.


For more information about our collections, activities, and to see how you can get involved, check the Cambridge University Herbarium website: https://www.herbarium.plantsci.cam.ac...

For guidelines on plant collecting in the UK and Ireland, check the Code of Conduct published by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland at this link: https://bsbi.org/wp-content/uploads/d...