Queensland Herbarium
Entrance to Queensland Herbarium Brisbane Botanic Gardens,
Mt Coot-tha, ToowongAbout the Herbarium
Visitor information
Public reference centre
How to contact us
About the Herbarium
The Queensland Herbarium, part of the Environmental Protection Agency, is the centre for information and research on Queensland plants and plant communities. It is responsible for discovering, describing, monitoring, modelling, surveying, naming and classifying Queensland’s plant and ecosystem diversity. The history of the Queensland Herbarium is summarised in the attached document.
Visitor information
Opening Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
The Queensland Herbarium is located in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha.
Tours of the Herbarium are available for groups by prior arrangement. These are most suitable for high school biology students, as well as university and TAFE students.
Public reference centre
Mural of Queensland plants in the foyer of the Queensland
Herbarium. Painted by artist Vince Byrne of Nature Works. The public reference centre has a specimen collection representative of most Queensland plants, and a selection of reference books. These resources are available to members of the public who wish to identify their own plant specimens, by prior appointment.
The Queensland Herbarium monthly lunchtime Seminar Series is open to the public. Seminars will be held in the second week of each month in the FM Bailey Conference Room, Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-tha between 12.00 - 1.00 pm.
How to contact us
Postal address for letters and specimens:
Queensland Herbarium
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Mt Coot-tha Rd
Toowong QLD 4066 AUSTRALIA
Tel: (07) 3896 9326 fax: (07) 3896 9624
Email: Queensland Herbarium
Last updated: 26 February 2007
