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Richard K. Rabeler
- Research Scientist and Collection Manager
Contact information
- University of Michigan Herbarium
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48108-2228 - Phone: (734) 764-2407
- Fax: (734) 998-0038
- Email: rabeler@umich.edu
Description
Manage/oversee operation of the University Herbarium, including facilities management.
Academic background
Ph.D. and M.S. Michigan State University; B.A. Hartwick College
Research interests
I specialize in the Caryophyllaceae. One of my major interests involves documenting occurrences of introduced members of this family, especially in the Great Lakes region and the southeastern United States. These plants are often much more widely distributed than suggested by floristic manuals. I am also interested in nomenclature and relationships of the genera and subfamilies that are included in the Caryophyllaceae.
I am active in the Flora of North America project, currently serving as Co-Lead Editor on Volume 17 with Dr. Craig C. Freeman of the University of Kansas. I am also Past-President of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
UM affiliation
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- University of Michigan Herbarium
- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Related news
The Michigan Botanical Club’s quarterly journal The Michigan Botanist has dedicated its current issue to the memory of Professor Emeritus Ed Voss.
The Michigan Flora website presents comprehensive and up-to-date information about the diversity and occurrence of Michigan’s wild-growing vascular plants, which is essential to understanding and stewarding Michigan’s environment and appreciation of its natural heritage.
Professor Timothy James and Rich Rabeler, assistant research scientist, have been awarded grants from the National Science Foundation as part of an initiative to integrate and digitize information for biologists, policy-makers and the general public.
