Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world—here's why that matters

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Jun 13, 2023, 5:42 pm175 ptsTrending
Some of the world's most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils, gemstones and preserved animals. Herbaria—collections of pressed, dried plant specimens—are a less-known but important type of natural history collection. There are some 400 million botanical specimens…

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