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» Research
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The collections are available for research use during normal herbarium hours. Interested researchers should contact David Giblin for more information about using our collections. Some requests for specimen data can be answered online using our specimen search page or resources page. Individuals interested in participating in the Herbarium's annual forays or field projects are encouraged to contact us. |
Annual Herbarium Forays
The Herbarium Forays were initiated by Richard Olmstead in 1996. They are annual field trips to different parts of the region covered by the authoritative flora for the area, Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, by C.L. Hitchcock, et al. The Forays serve a number of purposes:
Each collecting foray is followed by a series of evening sessions during the fall and winter, when foray participants and other volunteers identify the plant specimens. The collection data is entered into a database by staff and volunteers, and labels are produced. Foray specimens are then added to the Herbarium collections, and used in the exchange program.
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Robert Goff, Jessie Johanson and Mark Egger at summit of Mount Howard; 2002 foray to Wallowa Mtns, Oregon. |
Fisher Creek Basin, North Cascades National Park, 2003. |
Recent Field Projects
WTU faculty and staff participate in a wide range of botanical inventory projects. We provide our partners with field collecting expertise, as well as taxonomic skills and curatorial resources that ensure the proper identification and storage of specimens. Collections from these projects expand our knowledge of Pacific Northwest and northern Pacific Rim floristics, and support botanical research worldwide.
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Ongoing Research
Herbarium faculty, staff, Research Associates, Visiting Scholars and students participate in a wide variety of laboratory and field research utilizing WTU's collections and resources. |
Peter Zika working at one of the herbarium's microscopes. |
Recent Publications
Recent publications based on WTU's collections, by Herbarium faculty, staff, Research Associates, Visiting Scholars and students.
Chen, S., K. Guan, Z. Xhou, R. G. Olmstead, and Q. Cronk. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of Incarvillea Juss. (Bignoniaceae) based on ITS and trnL-F sequences. Am. J. Bot. 92: 625-633. |
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