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Plant Identification Services

Plant Identification Services from the Ownbey Herbarium at WSU

Instructions for Obtaining Plant Identification:
Two options are available:
(1) Print the “Herbarium_ID_Request” (PDF)
Prepare the specimen for mailing (instructions included on the form)
Ship the specimen and form to the Washington State University Herbarium (mailing instructions provided on the form)

or

(2) Create a quality pressed and dried herbarium specimen!
– There are good directions online for making pressed specimens and you can see some examples at these links:
http://brahmsonline.kew.org/Content/Projects/msbp/resources/Training/15-making-herbarium-specimens.pdf and
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/voucher.htm

Ship the specimen and “Herbarium_ID_Request” to the Washington State University Herbarium (mailing instructions provided on the form).