The Western Australian Herbarium is the State Herbarium in Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia. It is part of the State government's Department of Environment and Conservation, and has responsibility for the description and documentation of the flora of Western Australia.
The Herbarium is linked to the Regional Herbaria Network - which links approximately 84 regional community groups which have local reference collections.
In 2000, with the Wildflower Society of Western Australia and the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority it published The Western Australian Flora - A Descriptive Catalogue.
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