The
Friesner Hearbarium is a systematic
collection of nearly 100,000 dried,
pressed, and preserved plant specimens.
The Herbarium, third largest in the
state, grew from the personal collection
of Dr.
Ray C. Friesner, Professor and
Chair of the Butler University Botany
Department, 1920-1952. The specimens,
with their carefully documentated
labels, comprise a reference library
on historical distribution, habitats,
and timing of flowering and fruit
production. The collection's voucher
specimens serve to verify plant
identification.
Although
the Herbarium contains plants
from around the world, the collection
emphasizes plants of the Ohio
River Valley region. The collection
is of great value to professional
botanists; information can be
shared through a network of
exchange and loan of specimens.
Students, faculty, and staff
from Butler's Department of
Biological Sciences frequently
use the Herbarium as a reference.
In addition, the Herbarium holdings
are available to enrich teaching
and laboratory exercises for
students in biology courses.
The
Herbarium is open to the public by
appointment. Call (317) 940-9413 or
e-mail Dr.
Rebecca Dolan, Director to arrange
a visit.
Events:
January 27 - 5th Annual Conservation Day
at the Indiana Statehouse
Sponsored by the Indiana Conservation
Alliance, this is one of the biggest
conservation events in the state.
Attend Conservation Day and show
state legislators that you are a
voter that cares about the natural
resources in our state! The greater
the attendance the greater the impact.
Photoabove left: Stiff
goldenrod (Solidago
rigida). Photo
taken by Herbarium Assistant Marcia
E. Moore, Butler University Prairie. Solidagos were
some of the many species collected
by Dr.
Ray Friesner.
Collecting nearly 1,100 plants of
this genus from all Indiana counties
in the 1930s and 1940s, most of
the specimens are housed at the
Friesner Herbarium, located at Butler
University, within the Department
of Biological Sciences.
Click
here to read an article
about the Friesner Herbarium
published in Brittonia.
This web site is designed and
maintained by Friesner Herbarium Assistant Marcia
Moore