at building up the herbarium collection through correspondence, exchange and numerous expeditions throughout the state.

Since 1855 the herbarium collection has been housed in five different places, and its botanical library in six. In 1998 the Herbarium moved to its current site within the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. As at 30 May 2025, the number of plant specimens in the collection is over 911,000, mainly from Queensland.

Herbarium directors

Over the years, the Herbarium has gone through numerous departmental reorganizations

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