Plant Collection

Biology 336: Plant Biology

George M. Diggs, Jr.
Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
& Research Associate, Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Fort Worth

Collecting Plant Specimens

For detailed information on Plant Collecting see: http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/collecting.htm

or Appendix 8 of your text

I. Plant Label Information -- How to make a label for plant specimens.

....................Austin College Herbarium, Sherman, Texas
....................................Plants of TEXAS

Woolworthiana plasticana Bush ..................................Petrolaceae

GRAYSON County: Near entrance of Shawnee Creek into the Red
River, approx. 3/4 mile east of Denison Dam (Lake Texoma), just
S of the Texas-Oklahoma state line.

Put your specific locality (ex. rocky ledges along creek, etc.) data and
associates here. Also don't forget to put flower color, etc.!

Elev.: ca. 530 ft. 33° 49' 02" N 96° 33' 27" ................ 14 Sept. 1994

Coll.: Mike Nee with George Diggs .............................No.: 334

You will be doing your collections in teams of two. The other member of your team must be in the same laboratory section.

Labels should be printed using a standard font (e.g., times size 12) and printed on a good or high quality laser printer. If you're careful you can get at least two and often three labels on the same sheet of paper (make the top margin narrow). You will see some actual examples in laboratory.

You will get archival paper from the reserve desk at the library or from George Diggs. Practice before you use the archival paper!

After they're printed, carefully cut the labels apart using a paper cutter (there is one in the Botany lab). They should be cut to leave a small white margin around the printed text. (Note: Do not put a black box around your labels).