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The
George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) supports botanical research
in all disciplines including systematics, taxonomy, biodiversity,
ecology, ethnobotany, palaeobotany, evolution and education.
The herbarium combines significant palaeobotanical, bryological,
lichenological, mycological, phycological and vascular plants
totaling over 160,000 specimens, all housed in a fully modern,
state-of-the-art facility.
An active collecting program adopted by both past and current
faculty, staff and students in the University of Connecticut's
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB) has enriched
the collections at CONN with a wealth of specimens from many world
regions, which serve as a critical foundation for diverse scientific
research activities. Notably, our specimen resources represent
one of the most important research collections of native New England
plants and include an excellent representation of the region's
imperiled and invasive species. The CONN Herbarium, in conjunction
with EEB, promotes the use of its collections as educational resources
in plant biology.
Collections
Manager: Dr. Robert S. Capers
Director: Dr. Don Les
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