The Gustavus Herbarium

Two of the collections found in the Gustavus Herbarium have been digitized. To explore these collections, use the links below.

John Sandberg Plant Database

• John Sandberg was a Swedish born botanist who collected extensively in the Northern Midwest and Rocky Mountains of North America during the the 1880s. The Minnesota portion of his collection is housed here. Some other places where his collections are housed include: New York University, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Museum.

Swedish Plant Collection

• This collection contains many specimens collected in Sweden by Swedish and American collectors in the 1880s.