The Image Collection web site presents photographs and information for the vascular plants, macrofungi, and lichenized fungi of Washington state. Photographs are accompanied by distribution maps, species descriptions, synonymy, and links to additional resources. An easy to use identification key is provided for vascular plants.
Developed and hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum, the web site brings together 0 photographs and contributions from numerous photographers and botanists.
Washington is home to an estimated and 3,660 species of vascular plants across a diverse array of landscapes from lush coastal rainforests to dry sagebrush plains, high alpine meadows and much more in between.
The Burke Herbarium and its partners have also released wildflower identification apps for Washington and Idaho based in part on content from the Burke Herbarium Image Collection. The macrofungal portion of the Image Collection web site reproduces photographs and species descriptions from Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, published by Timber Press.
Includes all flowering plants, conifers, ferns and fern-allies.
Directly search or browse our gallery of photographs.
Identify an unknown specimen by observing its characteristics and answering some questions.
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Learn how you can share your photos and knowledge through the Burke Herbarium Image Collection web site.
The University of Washington Herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of Washington (1,021 species) and Idaho (810 species), based in part on information contained in the Burke Herbarium Image Collection web site. The apps run on Apple, Android, and Amazon Kindle mobile devices (both phone and tablets).
» View a short YouTube video for the Washington or Idaho app.
» Visit High Country Apps for more information.
» Download the Washington Wildflowers App (Apple, Google Play, Amazon) or the Idaho Wildflowers App (Apple, Google Play, Amazon).
This printed field guide by Steve Trudell and Joe Ammirati covers more than 450 species of macrofungi found in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, and British Columbia, with an emphasis on forested habitats of western Washington and Oregon. Many photographs and species descriptions from the book are reproduced on the Burke Herbarium Image Collection web site, with permission from the authors.
» Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is available from Timber Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other booksellers.