The Herbarium of the Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution Biology of Mainz University comprises about 65,000 objects: Herbal references, a collection of freeze-dried fungi, a collection of fruits and seeds as well as an extensive collection of stamps with plant motives.
The Herbarium was founded in 1964 by Dr. Ulrich Hecker, curator of the Botanical Gardens of Mainz University at that time.
The collection is primarily a reference collection of the flora of Rhineland-Palatinate and above all for the current research projects of the Institute. For purpose of research also a lively exchange of plant material takes place among the about 3,000 herbaria all over the world. The special collections of the Herbarium, such as the fruit collection, are of particular importance for teaching.
From the Collection
