About the Herbarium
You can visit or volunteer at the Queensland Herbarium - the centre for research and information on Queensland ecosystems, plants and fungi.
How to identify specimens
Find out how to collect plant specimens and get them identified.
Weeds
The most effective means of dealing with potential, new and emerging weeds are prevention and early intervention. The Herbarium helps identify new weeds.
Our specimen collection
Botanists and members of the public contribute thousands of specimens to the herbarium collection each year.
Plant, fungi and algae research
Scientists describe, name and classify new species, improve existing classifications and provide identification services and tools to the public.
Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science publications
The Herbarium publishes journals (like Austrobaileya), books, posters, reports, manuals and information sheets, some for sale but most are free.
Webinars, seminars and events
Program of free public webinars at the Queensland Herbarium.
Ecology and conservation research
Governments, landholders and environmental groups need to understand ecological processes and the role of plants and animals to manage the natural environment properly.