{"id":261,"date":"2026-01-09T22:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:29:36","slug":"freckmann-herbarium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/freckmann-herbarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting with one cabinet of about 1,000 plant specimens in 1969, Dr. Robert Freckmann, working with Dr. Frank W. Bowers, built the UW-Stevens Point based herbarium into the second largest in Wisconsin, with more than 200,000 specimens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu\/index.php\">virtual flora of Wisconsin<\/a> generates over 20,000,000 hits per year online. &nbsp;It contains information on each of the more than 2600 vascular plant species that occurs in Wisconsin, including photos, distribution maps, specimen records, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium-1024x682.png\" alt=\"Student holds dried plant specimen on card at a desk.   \" class=\"wp-image-188 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/algae-herbarium.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Our mission is to document the occurrence of plants in Wisconsin, focusing on Central Wisconsin (Marathon, Portage, and Wood Counties).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get involved in our statewide plant inventory. We train volunteers to document and mount specimens in our ever-growing collection. Interested in learning more? Please reach out to our curator, Associate Professor Stephanie Lyon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"slyon@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_self\">slyon@uwsp.edu <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Other research emphases are aquatic vascular plants, grasses, bryophytes, and lichens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">BY THE NUMBERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>71,443 occurrence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51,051 (71%) georeferenced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>45,281 (63%) with images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70,064 (98%) identified to species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>151 families<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>664 genera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,799 species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,103 total taxa  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting with one cabinet of about 1,000 plant specimens in 1969, Dr. Robert Freckmann, working with Dr. Frank W. 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