Emory University Herbarium

Emory University Herbarium The Emory University Herbarium mission is to serve as a botanical research & education resource & foster understanding of the human-nature interface.

Welcome to the Emory University Herbarium! We are home to more than 20,000 plant specimens, dating back to the early 1900s. The majority of our collection is composed of plants from the southeast USA, but new collection efforts are expanding our reach as far as the Mediterranean and Australia! Other exciting activities ongoing at the herbarium include our digitization project. With the support of

a generous donation, we will be able to make our dream of capturing digital images and databasing the entire collection a reality by 2017! These digital images of our specimens will add great value to the collection by increasing global access to this amazing resource. We aim to incorporate these resources into botanical research and educational outreach initiatives at Emory and beyond.

04/25/2026
04/24/2026

Celebrating Michael's outstanding research journey!! Michael presented his poster at the Emory Undergraduate Research Symposium, highlighting his work on Ethnobotanical Continuity and changes in Medicinal plants in Fernbank Forest with a focus on Muscogee and Cherokee knowledge alongside historical herbarium collections. Even more exciting just a few weeks ago he earned Best Poster Award at the SABS conference for presenting this research. A big than you to the Garden Club of America and the Emory Pathway Center for supporting his work through their generous funding.
Congratulations, Michael well deserved and excited to see where your research goes next!

Celebrating Cristian's impressive work uncovering relationship among Asian Mitragyna species! Great job at the Emory Und...
04/23/2026

Celebrating Cristian's impressive work uncovering relationship among Asian Mitragyna species! Great job at the Emory Undergraduate Research Symposium

Big congratulations to Fiona for an outstanding presentation on the phylogenetics of African Mitragyna species! ...
04/23/2026

Big congratulations to Fiona for an outstanding presentation on the phylogenetics of African Mitragyna species!

From long days in the field to a fantastic presentation at the Emory Undergraduate Research Symposium! Congratulations J...
04/23/2026

From long days in the field to a fantastic presentation at the Emory Undergraduate Research Symposium! Congratulations John!

Congratulations to Michael Rittmaster on his poster presentation at the ASB meeting in Mobile, Alabama! His work on ethn...
03/26/2026

Congratulations to Michael Rittmaster on his poster presentation at the ASB meeting in Mobile, Alabama!
His work on ethnobotanical continuity and medicinal plant use in Fernbank Forest highlights important connections between cultural knowledge and historical herbarium collections. thank you for funding his work.

So proud to see Emory Herbarium student presenting her poster at the ASB meeting in Mobile, Alabama! Her research integr...
03/26/2026

So proud to see Emory Herbarium student presenting her poster at the ASB meeting in Mobile, Alabama!
Her research integrates taxonomic, phylogenetic, and chemical approaches to clearly differentiate poisonous Veratrum (false hellebore) from edible ramps (Allium tricoccum). This work is an important step toward preventing dangerous plant misidentifications and improving foraging safety.

Plant-powered fun at the Atlanta Science Festival 🌿✨Smelling oils, guessing plant names, and exploring where plants come...
03/21/2026

Plant-powered fun at the Atlanta Science Festival 🌿✨
Smelling oils, guessing plant names, and exploring where plants come from—science made hands-on and exciting! 💚

03/21/2026

🌿🔬 Join Emory Herbarium today at the Atlanta Science Festival! 🔬🌿
Bring your kids, bring your curiosity, and come explore the wonders of science with us at Piedmont Park!
🗓 Today
⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
There will be hands-on activities, fun experiments, and exciting discoveries for all ages. It’s a perfect day to learn, explore, and enjoy the outdoors together! 🌞
Don’t miss it—see you there! 🎉

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1462 Clifton Road NE, Room 102
Atlanta, GA
30322

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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