Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
Friesner Herbarium
Address: Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Region: Midwest
Phone: (317)940-9413
Web: www.butler.edu/herbarium
Organization Scope: State/Regional
Organization Type: Herbarium
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Natural habitat management
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
Native Plant Focus: Friesner Herbarium actively promotes education efforts about Native Plants through its web site, tours, lectures, and participation with other local, regional and national native plant organizations.
Description: The Friesner Herbarium is systematic collection of nearly 100,000 dried, pressed, and preserved plant specimens.The Herbarium, which is the third largest in the state, is of great value to professional botanists as well as students, faculty, and staff of Butler University. Herbarium staff also engage in many research projects that promote awareness and preservation of wildflowers and native plants. We also serve as an outreach organization to the local public.
Last Update: 2004-03-04
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