Welcome to The Friesner Herbarium!

Annual Report for Academic Year 2023-2024

Exploring and documenting Indiana’s Flora ☘ ❀

The Friesner Herbarium is a systematic collection of over 100,000 dried, pressed, and preserved plant specimens. The Herbarium, the third largest in the state, grew out of the personal collections of Dr. Ray C. Friesner, Professor and Chair of the Botany Department, 1920-1952. The specimens, with their carefully documented labels, comprise a reference library on historical distribution, habitats, and timing of flower and fruit production. The collection’s voucher specimens serve to verify plant identification.  Read More…