As a public health precaution due to COVID-19, all Smithsonian museums are temporarily closed. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on our websites and social media.
Research staff in the Department of Botany study plant systematics and floristics of plant communities across the globe. Both modern and fossil species of many plant groups, including algae, mosses, ferns and flowering plants, are currently being studied. Smithsonian botanists conduct field studies in many parts of the United States and around the world.