The New Brunswick Museum’s botany and mycology collections grew from early 19th-century efforts to record the province’s remarkable biodiversity. Beginning with local plant studies, collectors and researchers steadily expanded the scope to include fungi, lichens, algae, and bryophytes.
Today, the collection holds more than 130,000 specimens, documenting habitats from New Brunswick and around the world. These specimens serve as a vital resource for understanding ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to coastal environments, and help track changes in species over time.
Actively used by scientists, educators, and conservationists, the collections continue to grow, supporting research into climate change, habitat conservation, and the role of fungi and plants in sustaining life.
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Alfredo Justo, Ph.D.
Curator of Botany & Mycology
Department of Natural History
Alfredo.Justo@nbm-mnb.ca
Kendra Driscoll
Curatorial Assistant, Botany & Mycology
Department of Natural History
Kendra.Driscoll@nbm-mnb.ca
Amanda Bremner, M.Sc.
Coordinator, Natural History Loans & Databases
Curatorial & Research Technician, Botany & Mycology
Department of Natural History
Tel: 506-566-1545
Amanda.Bremner@nbm-mnb.ca
Search the Botany & Mycology collection on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility website (GBIF).
Search the Botany & Mycology collection on the Biodiverse-NB database.
