Abstract

The article considers the botanical collections of the exposition herbarium of the Moscow State University Earth Science Museum, presented in the departments “Natural Zones” (halls No. 17-20) and “Physical and geographical areas” (halls No. 21-24). 732 herbarium samples of plants and lichens belong to 583 species (including 549 species of vascular plants, 16 mosses and 18 lichens), 336 genera (319 vascular plants, 11 mosses and six lichens) and 110 families (97 vascular plants, eight mosses and five lichens). As a biocollection of dried plant samples, as a resource for storing and studying biodiversity, and as a component of the natural botanical exposition of the MSU Earth Science Museum, the herbarium demonstrates the richness and diversity of flora and vegetation of Russia and the world, enabling its accessibility for research and the educational activities of the Museum.

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