vPlants Virtual Herbarium

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A virtual herbarium of Chicago-region plants, vPlants™, was developed by three partner institutions: The Morton Arboretum, The Field Museum, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. This online resource offers data for more than 120,000 plant specimens from more than 30 institutions, including:

  • specimen data and images.
  • species descriptions.
  • distribution by county.
  • photo galleries.