Texas A&M University
- Department of Biology - Herbarium
The Plant Collection
Your plant collection
must contain at least 150 specimens, representing at least 60
families (or tribes of the Asteraceae and Poaceae) of vascular plants.
A typed (or printed) specimen label data form must accompany each specimen.
The plant must be completely DRY. Specimens must represent material
collected in Texas during the current semester (unless exempted by research-associated
collecting). Each specimen is valued at 1 point. Grading is
based on quality of preparation (.1), quality of specimen (.2), quality
of specimen label data (.2), and accuracy of identification (.5).
You should be able to secure required material during scheduled field work
this Spring semester. Specimens should be handed in as they are prepared,
although 25 must be handed in by 30 March, an additional 50 by 20 April,
and the final 75 by 10 May.
Check out collection
guidelines from Botany 301 for a general overview (note
minimal requirements for undergrads), as well as information on specimen
labels, the collection
summary sheet, and the field
collection log.
Last updated: 16 December
1999