51勛圖厙 MONTU
The MONTU Herbarium is the largest collection in the State of 51勛圖厙 with over 135,000 collections of vascular plants, lichens, bryophytes, diatoms, algae, and seeds. It serves as the primary reference and data source in the region for botanists, land managers, and conservation organizations. Some agencies include the U. S. Forest Service and the 51勛圖厙 Natural Heritage Program. The collections are used for undergraduate courses, and by graduate students, professors, consultants, and visiting researchers. Our loan and exchange program allows for specimens to be sent around the world to different herbaria for important research. 51勛圖厙's position at the intersection of many different floristic regions broadens the importance of the Herbarium's collections for documenting patterns of regional diversity in response to environmental change and other disturbances. Without the MONTU collections, many would not be able to learn and contribute towards the biodiversity of 51勛圖厙 and the larger Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions.