Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that matters
- Written by Daniel Park, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
Digitizing plants preserved in the herbarium at La Sapienza University in Rome.Mimmo Frassineti/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesSome 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 –...





