Botany Department

The Botany Department looks after over 5 million specimens across the tree of life
  • Adepiction of an asian lily
    About us

    Learn about how curators are managing botanical collections and what scientists are researching in the Botany Department.

  • Darwin centre
    Darwin Centre

    Find out more about moving some of the department's collections and research to the new state-of-the-art building.

  • Bluebells have received a lot of news coverage in recent years. Here's one from our Wildlife Garden.
    News and events

    Catch up on the latest news and events in the Botany Department.

  • Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea and bluebells, Hyacinthoides nonscripta
    Our organisms

    Discover more about the organisms in the botany collections and the research relating to those organisms.

Additional information

View of the Museum from the Wildlife Garden
Departmental information

Find out about our opening hours, location and who to contact with enquiries.

Scinaia forcellata, seaweed
Botany collections

Learn more about how curators are collating and caring for our collections from around the world.

Solanum herculeum, a narrow endemic from southern Spain
Botany research

Discover more about our fascinating work researching botanical ecology, conservation and biomonitoring.

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