Plant Collection
Gustavus is home to a large collection of plants, both living and preserved.
The Gustavus Greenhouse was renovated in 2020 and holds 100s of plant species at any given time. The greenhouse is maintained by the biology department and various student workers. The greenhouse is found on the third floor of the Nobel Science Building.
The Gustavus Herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens found in Nobel. The herbarium contains many local and international specimens collected by various students, faculty and researchers. The oldest specimen in the collection was collected in 1880 and new specimens are being added almost every year. Two herbarium collections that have been partially digitized are the John Sandberg Plant Database and the Swedish Plant Collection.
The Families page is the full digitized collection of both living and preserved specimens.