Herbarium Lunch is our fun, informal and informative series of lunch hour talks on plants, plant research, plant-related travel, and more. Speakers are herbarium staff, researchers or volunteers, or are recruited from the university at large or the diverse Tucson community of people interested in plants.

Herbarium Lunch talks are held in the public area of Herring Hall on Thursdays, from 12 noon to 1 pm.

Want to give a presentation, or know of somebody who would like to be added to the UA Herbarium Listserv? Contact Shelley McMahon.

We are delighted to announce the Herbarium Lunch speakers for Spring 2024!

Spring 2024:
Feb 15:
Feb 22: Doug Ripley: "Following in Darwin's Footsteps."
Feb 29: Michael Chamberland: “Stinknet Update – What’s in Store for 2024.”
Mar 7: Spring Break (no lunch seminar)
Mar 14:
Mar 21: Lindy Brigham: "Cotton domestication."
Mar 28:
Apr 4: Jacqueline Soule: “On the Track of Tagetes - from Arizona to Argentina.”
Apr 11: Jillian Cowles: "Fantastic Bees and Where to Find Them."
Apr 18: Sue Carnahan: “New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.”
Apr 25: Doris Evans: "The Saguaro Story."
May 2: Teague Embrey: "A Year in the Yucatán."