Collecting and Processing Cacti into Herbarium Specimens, using Ethanol and Other Methods

Sarah J. De Groot

doi:10.1600/036364411X604985

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Sarah J. De Groot¹

¹Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and Department of Botany, Claremont Graduate University 1500 North C

Abstract

Many collectors avoid collecting cacti (Cactaceae) and other succulent plants because they are unsure of how to preserve cacti as herbarium specimens. However, preserved specimens of cacti are valuable and crucial for research and conservation. This paper addresses techniques for collection and processing of cacti to make herbarium specimens, with particular reference to the use of ethanol to aid drying.

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Sarah J. De Groot "Collecting and Processing Cacti into Herbarium Specimens, using Ethanol and Other Methods," Systematic Botany 36(4), 981-989, (1 October 2011). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364411X604985

Published: 1 October 2011

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