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Examples of Garden Materials in Research

Link to current research using Garden-grown plants

Research and the Garden

Plant materials are made available for research projects affiliated with universities and other research institutions all over the world. Each year the Garden provides plants or plant parts in support of dozens of projects. The documented wild origin of much of the collection is a great asset for phylogenetic studies.

To all interested researchers (you do not have to be associated with UC Berkeley):

• If you are seeking plants for your research project, please see our searchable collection list to determine if they are in the Garden holdings.
• If you wish to request plant material please fill out the request form (Word document) and mail, fax (510-642-5045) or e-mail it to the Curator.

If the species you need are not in the Garden collection, you may contact the curator for suggestions for other sources. In addition, there is a multi-site web search tool hosted by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh that you can search for species in several garden collections simultaneously.

In addition to providing plant materials for use elsewhere, the Garden has limited greenhouse and in-ground facilities to house research plants. The Garden is also a popular setting for course projects. Past projects have included studying the territorial behavior western fence lizards and hummingbirds, as well as fecundity of the California newt. If you are a member of the UCB faculty, staff or a student enrolled at UCB, and wish to explore using Garden facilities to house research plants, please fill out the research facilities request form (Word document) and send it to the Curator.