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Stover-Ebinger
Herbarium
The herbarium was
started in 1899. Originally named the Stover Herbarium for Dr. Ernest L. Stover,
professor of botany from 1923-1960, the name was expanded in 1995 to honor John
E. Ebinger on the occasion of his "retirement." Dr. Ebinger
collected about half the specimens in the collection and served as curator from
1963-1995. The Stover-Ebinger Herbarium ("EIU" in Index
Herbariorum, ed. 8), holds approximately 70,000 specimens. It
contains a thorough representation of the flora of the Midwestern United
States. Most of its holdings are specimens collected in Illinois, with a
good representation from throughout the state. The collection is used by
faculty and students at the college in classes and for research.
Students and faculty conducting ecological studies and floristic
inventories use herbarium specimens to help identify plant specimens
collected in the field. Students in the Plant Taxonomy, Dendrology and
Local Flora classes use the collection to learn species and identify
specimens. In the Aquatic Macrophytes, General Botany, Ethnobotany and
Plant Morphology classes, herbarium specimens are used in the classroom
and laboratory to allow morphological comparison of plant taxa.
The herbarium is
located in room 3043 of the Life Science Building.
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