The American midwest is home to a rich variety of plants, thanks to the diversity of habitats in the region. The Consortium of Midwest Herberia, which includes a number of universities and natural history museums, in collaboration with the SEINet North American plant network, has created this extensive index of midwestern plant specimens. Visitors can explore this collection in a number of ways. Those looking to investigate the herbaria in a particular area can do so via Specimen Search, which allows visitors to search using a variety of geographic criteria (including latitude and longitude; elevation; and county). Visitors can also search for species on a map located in the Interactive Tools section. Meanwhile, visitors may also browse the Consortium's extensive collection of photographs via the Images tab. Here readers may look up a specific species of interest as well.
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