VicFlora
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s comprehensive guide to the wild plants of Victoria with plant profiles, identification tools, and photos of living plants and herbarium specimens.
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Specimens Across Time
A 200th birthday tribute to Baron von Mueller
2025 marks 200 years since the birth of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller—global scientific powerhouse, intrepid explorer, and founder of what is now the National Herbarium of Victoria at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
To celebrate, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria experts share their favourite specimens from von Mueller's collection, along with the fascinating stories behind them.
Plant information
HortFlora
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s guide to the cultivated plants of south-eastern Australia.
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The Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Collecting data and images (where available) from specimens held in Australian and New Zealand herbaria, including from the National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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Global Plants on JSTOR
Specimen images and limited collecting data for type specimens, including those held at MEL (note that a subscription is required to access Global Plants content).
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The Atlas of Living Australia
Collecting data and images (where available) from specimens of algae, fungi and plants held in Australian herbaria, alongside zoological specimen data as well as observational data from hundreds of biodiversity data providers.
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The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller
Transcriptions and translations of the majority of the surviving correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller.
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Botanical artwork and historical photographs
Digitised images from the collections of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, including art from some of Australia's best-known botanical artists, and historical photographs and postcards of Melbourne Gardens.
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
Open access to the world's biodiversity literature, including many volumes from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's library.
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Muelleria
Access to current and past issues of the botanical research journal of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Muelleria.
Learn MoreThe Global Collection Appeal
We need your support to help us unlock our unique and internationally significant collection.
38% of the Global Collection has been databased. Help us unlock the rest of the collection for researchers worldwide tackling problems that affect us all.