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Ferns and Allies
Ferns
The Ferns & Fern Allies include Ferns, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses and quillworts. They are an ancient group, with fossil evidence of members from 400 million years ago. Around 90% of current diversity in this group is accounted for by…
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Gymnosperms
Gymnosperms
The gymnosperms, which include cycads, ginkgos, and conifers (pines, spruces, firs, cypresses, and larches) are an ancient lineage of plants, dating back at least 300 million years - today they can be found on all continents except Antarctica. The…
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Silica Dried Collection
Silica Dried Collection
A recent addition to the collections at RBGE is the material which has been dried in silica to preserve the DNA for later extraction and sequencing. This technique is commonly used for plant material thanks to its effectiveness in preserving the…
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Specimen Preparation and Care
Specimen Preparation & Care
We add thousands of new plant specimens to the Herbarium collection every year. In addition to specimens collected on RBGE expeditions, we receive gifts and exchanges from other herbaria, and specimens from the RBGE research plant collections. Our…
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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management
Herbarium Beetle (Trogoderma angustum) and Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) have the potential to cause serious damage to our herbarium collections if left unchecked. In the past, pest management in the Herbarium often involved regular use of…
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Preparation of Specimens
Preparation of Specimens
Each new plant specimen we add to the Herbarium collection is carefully prepared so that it will remain in good condition for use by future researchers. Different herbaria use different methods for mounting plant specimens. The sections below…
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Protocol Development
Protocol Development
From the very basic problems of how to break up different kinds of tissue in order to extract DNA, to working with the "pre-fragmented" DNA that is found in historic specimens, working in a Botanical Garden laboratory is full of…
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General Lab Facilities
General Lab Facilities
Biosecurity Plant health and host/pathogen interactions: our laboratory facilities are licensed for work with quarantine listed plant pathogens, either on host plant material, soil or as pure cultures. We also have facilities to support research on…
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Visiting RBGE Library
Visiting the Library
Access is by appointment only - please see the Opening Hours page to find out more. Books and other items from the collections will be retrieved for you by Library staff and made available for consultation in the Reading Room where visitors also…
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Apply to Join the Workshop
Apply to Join the Workshop
The workshop will use the RBGE's extensive collection of botanical artworks, prints and photographic materials, as a starting point for an exploration of the challenges and opportunities relating to the creation and curation of botanical art and…