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Welcome to the ISM Botany Section. The Botany Section includes the Herbarium, Palynology Laboratory, and the North American Pollen Database. We study long-term changes in plant communities by examining modern vegetation and preserved pollen from thousands of years ago.
We provide free group tours and special programs upon request. Welcome to the Chicago Gallery.
Group programs are free of charge but must be prearranged.
More than 200,000 specimens are in the geology collections, including 60 type and figured invertebrates, six fish types, and more than 600 type and figured plant fossils. More than 200,000 specimens are in the geology collections, including 60 type and figured invertebrates, six fish types, and more than 600 type and figured plant fossils. Aquatic Fauna of the Mazon Creek Area.