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Cryptogamic
Herbarium
The
Eastern Illinois University Cryptogamic Herbarium is dedicated to
collecting, preserving and conducting scientific research on lichens and
fungi.
The
Cryptogamic Herbarium includes more than 10,000 specimens of fungi
(particularly the Agaricales). The nucleus of the fungus collections are
the specimens of Dr. Andrew Methven who has collected extensively in
California, the southern Appalachians and throughout the Midwest. The
collection has been strengthened by the acquisition of a set of North
American Fungi (Ellis & Everhart) and duplicate specimens of New
England fungi from the University of Massachusetts (courtesy of the New
York Botanical Garden). The foundation for the lichen collection laid by
Dr. Wesley Whiteside and supplemented by Dr. Methven and their students
represents a broad spectrum of lichens from the southern Appalachians
and the Midwest.
Access
to research collections is available upon request from Dr.
Andrew Methven, the Cryptogamic Herbarium Curator. |
