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Herbarium collections give snapshots into the history of plant life. But their future usefulness relies on their equity and accessibility.

Download PDF Subjects Plant sciences Herbarium collections give snapshots into the history of plant life. But their future usefulness relies on their equity and accessibility. A recent announcement from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew describing plans to move their world-famous herbarium collection 1 is gaining mounting controversy. One of the largest collections in the world, the herbarium houses over seven million dried plant specimens with 20,000 more being added each year. While the managing directors at Kew hope that this move will secure the future of the expanding collection — protecti

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