Research at the RM Herbarium
Floristic Research in the Rocky Mountains
Since 1978 the RM Herbarium has conducted 56 intesive floristic inventories throughout the southern and central Rocky Mountain Region, generating nearly 500,000 specimens. Detailed information, maps, and data are available here for most of these projects.
RM Herbarium Collection Sites, 1978-2008 (PDF)
This map shows all collection sites for all floristics projects conducted at RM since 1978, illustrating areas within the Rocky Mountain Region that have been intensively surveyed by RM staff and students. Historical collections are not included on the map.
Flora of the Rocky Mountains Project
Introduction to the Rocky Mountain Flora project
Flora of North America
Flora of North America project
Relevant Documents
Recent Floristic and Sensitive Plant Work in the Rocky Mountains. 1996.
General Information for Floristics Proposals (The Boiler Plate). 2008. (MS Word)
Hartman, R. L. and B. E. Nelson. 1998. Taxonomic novelties from North America north of Mexico: A 20-year vascular plant diversity baseline. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Botanical Garden 67: 1-59. (abstract)
Photo: Snowy Range, Medicine Bow National Forest, southeast Wyoming.
