About the Wayne E. Manning Herbarium

The Wayne E. Manning Herbarium contains approximately 20,000 specimens of plants including ferns, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Because of Professor Manning's life-long interest in the systematics of the walnut-hickory family, Bucknell's collection includes a world-class collection of the Juglandaceae. Compact shelving efficiently and safely stores plants collected primarily in the northeastern United States but also many other parts of the United States and Mexico. Student interns and student Presidential Fellows curate the collection to maintain specimens and develop a computer database of specimens.