State Herbarium of South Australia


The State Herbarium of South Australia is located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is one of several State and Commonwealth herbaria in Australia. The Department for Environment and Water is the state agency which is responsible for the Herbarium, but the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium is charged with its establishment and maintenance.
The herbarium is responsible for . It also produces the journal, Swainsona.

History

In 1954 the State Herbarium of South Australia was founded as part of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The first flora collection of the state was produced by Richard Schomburgk in 1875.
The State Herbarium's collections include collections of Ralph Tate, John McConnell Black, the moss herbarium of Professor David Guthrie Catcheside, and the collections of the Field Naturalists Society of South Australia.
Since 2000 the Herbarium has been located in the historic Tram Barn A building adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Garden's Bicentennial Conservatory on Hackney Road, Adelaide.
In late 2011 the Herbarium was due to list its one millionth specimen, and is currently producing an on-line version of the Flora of South Australia, 5th edition.