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Western Australian Herbarium

Herbarium for Western Australian flora

The Western Australian Herbarium is the state herbarium, situated in Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It houses a collection of more than 845,000 dried specimens of plants, algae, bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), lichens, fungi and slime moulds gathered from 1770 to today throughout Western Australia and from across the globe.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Western Australian Herbarium is the state herbarium, situated in Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It houses a collection of more than 845,000 dried specimens of plants, algae, bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), lichens, fungi and slime moulds gathered from 1770 to today throughout Western Australia and from across the globe.2

Timeline

  1. 1929Founded Founded1

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