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Missouri Botanical Garden
Online since: January 11, 2022
Last update: March 17, 2026
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the nation's oldest botanical institutions and a National Historic Landmark. As a global leader in botanical research, conservation, and education, the Garden is committed to sharing knowledge about plants to preserve and enrich life. Located in St. Louis, the Garden is an oasis of horticultural beauty and a center for scientific advancement.

DNA and Tissue bank

As an aid for research in molecular phylogenetics the Herbarium maintains a collection of material specifically intended for DNA extraction. Botanists at the Missouri Botanical Garden collect leaf samples, preserve them in silica gel and store them at -20ยบ C. Because the samples are carefully prepared and stored, they are likely to give better yields of higher quality DNA than herbarium material. To date, nearly 11,000 samples have been catalogued and are available for distribution.

Contacts

Sample Requests
Jordan Teisher
jteisher@mobot.org
4344 Shaw Blvd
63110 St. Louis
United States

Institution Type

Botanic garden

Collection Type

Genetic, Taxonomic

Collection Coverage

Kingdoms: Plantae
Taxa: N/A
Geospatial: Global, Neotropics, Madagascar, Tropical Africa

Usage restrictions

Non-commercial systematics research only.

Curation details

Primary Purpose: Research
Development Status: Active growth
Preservation methods: Dried, Frozen
Known to contain types: No

Institution Codes

Acronym: MBG
CITES: US 053 (P)
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