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Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that matters

  • Written by Daniel Park, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University
Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that mattersDigitizing plants preserved in the herbarium at La Sapienza University in Rome.Mimmo Frassineti/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Some of the world’s most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils, gemstones and preserved animals. Herbaria – collections of pressed, dried plant specimens –...

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