The Friends of the Jepson Herbarium

The Herbaria at UC Berkeley are a center for botanical research, training, and outreach. Encompassing more than 2.2 million botanical specimens, the collections are widely used in research, powering breakthroughs in climate science, biodiversity, and the emerging bioeconomy.

Specific Herbaria projects that benefit from philanthropic support include:

Collections support

Help develop and support the curation and maintenance of the botanical collections of the University and Jepson Herbaria

Undergraduate students working in the Herbaria

Undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are introduced to herbarium specimens and operations. They receive training in museum and biodiversity science and quickly become a central part of the team that stewards biodiversity data!

The Weekend Workshops

A series of workshops conducted around the state that provides educational opportunities for a broad audience on such topics as basic botany, plant identification, and regional floras.

The Jepson eFlora

The foremost authority on California's native and naturalized vascular plants, containing taxonomic treatments, distribution maps, illustrations, and photographs.

The Jepson Videos

A YouTube series of short plant identification videos designed for anyone interested in learning more about the plants of California and the areas where they occur.

Information about giving levels: ucjeps.berkeley.edu/jeps/friends/donate.